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Dr DOTT'S doings. 



A MORAL PLAY IN SIX SCENES, 



ENDING WITH A 



GEAND TABLEAUX 



SCENE OF ACTION: 



NEW YORK CITY IN THE YEAR 1872. 



By LOUIS LESAULNIER, Apothecary, 

Red Bud, Randolph Co., Ills. 



Entered according to the Act of Congress in the year 1872, by LOUIS LESAULNIER, 
in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. 

ALL EIGHTS RESERVED. 



JOHN PARK I Dr. DOTT'S DOINGS. 



A MORAL PLAY IN SIX SCENES, 



ENDING WITH A 



GRAND TABLEAUX 



SCENE OF ACTION : 



NEW YORK CITY IN THE YEAR 1872 



By LOUIS LESAULNIER, Apothecary, 



Red Bud, Randolph Co., Ills. 









Entered according to the Act of Congress in the year 1872, by LOUIS LESAULNIER, in the Office 
of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. 



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CHARACTERS 



Dr. Dott. 

John Pakk, Dr. Dott's former servant. 

Jac, Dr. Dott's office boy. 

Miss Poe, a dyspeptic patient. 

Mary Ark, John Park's beloved. 

Mr. Tammany, proprietor of the New York Deuze, a daily newspaper, 

Mr. Primm, chief manager of the Deuze. 

Editors and employees of the Deuze. 

Mr- Care, Dr. Dott's lawyer. 

Mr. Home, Dr. Dott's friend. 

Mr. Start, one of the Tammany ring 

Mr* Hone, hotel proprietor. 

Mr. Eal, Mr. Hone's chief clerk. 

Mr. Paine, Mr. Hone's second clerk. 

Mr. Case, architect. 

Mr Owen, engineer. 

Mr. Hand, a contractor. 

Police captain and men. 

Hotel employees, beggars and applicants for charity of all descriptions. 



JOHN PARK AND DR. DOTT'S DOINGS. 



FIRST SCENE. 
AT DR. DOTT'S OFFICE. 

Present, Br. Bott — writing. 

Jac, (his office boy) reading. A knock is 
heard on the door. Jac opens and enters 

Mr. John Park, who walks up to the 
doctor, and offering his hand, says : 

Good day, my good doctor, I am so 
glad, to see you again. 

Dr. Bott (who is much astonished) slowly 
seems to recognize his friend, and then ex- 
claims : John, is that you ? I hardly knew 
you, you look so stout and hearty. Where 
on earth have you been these many years, 
that I did not hear from you? (He pulls 
up a chair.) Now, set down there and tell 
me all about your adventures; I know 
you have a heap to tell; I always took 
great interest in you, and still do. You 
are the most welcome visitor I have had 
in many a day. 

John Park sits down in the offered chair, 
draws a deep sigh of relief and says: I 
am glad that I am here, and find such 
welcome ; but, doctor, you are getting to 
look rather old ; how is your family ? 

Br. Bott. I have no family, John ; my 
wife and children all died in the last chol- 
era epidemic. 

John Park. This is bad news to me. I 
was already so glad in anticipation of 
seeing them again. 

Br. Bott. It is a hard stroke for me, 
John ; I am now working all the harder to 
keep from brooding so much over my loss. 
Grief at times, when I think so much of 
my dear lost ones, nearly drives me crazy ; 
all seems so dreary since they are gone. 

John Park. I sympathize with you 
from the bottom of my heart. We will 
talk about other matters, then. Since I 
left you, doctor, things have changed 
mueh with me : some for the better, others 
for worse. I got rich, but with my riches 
also came troubles, and since you are the 
only man I ever met that I have full con- 
fidence in, I came to you, hoping that as 



3'ou had helped me through many scrapes 
before, you would also help me through 
my troubles. 

Br. Bott. John, you always was an 
honest man when with me, aud I hope 
you got rich by honest means. I was 
sorry when you left me, but with me you 
could never have gotten rich. I hope you 
did not throw aside all the good counsel 
I gave you, that you got into trouble in 
getting rich. However, I am the same 
Dr. Dott. Do unto others as you would 
like to be done by, is my motto now as 
then ; so you may open your heart to me 
in confidence. I shall do my best to cure 
your troubles. 

John Park. I assure you, doctor, that 
my troubles are not of the kind that T 
could help; but before I commence on 
them, I will give you a little insight into 
what happened since I left you ; and you 
may as well prepare for a surprise at once. 
After leaving your house on my way to 
the California steamer, 1 felt very bad ; I 
felt as though. I had left something be- 
hind, without which I could not get along, 
and I thought seriously about backing out 
of the trip that I had determined on. Said 
I to myself, I shall hardly find another 
friend like the doctor has been to me. 
Something irresistible drove me on. You 
know I wanted to make a little money 
right fast, to get married on. In due time 
I landed in San Francisco, and straight- 
way went to the gold fields. I arrived 
there sick at heart, but determined to dig 
for gold ; so that I might soon return with 
sufficient to last all days, both for Mary 
and me. I prospected for a while, watched 
how others did that found plenty, and 
finally determined, to try my luck on a 
rough-looking place and went to work at 
it all alone by myself. Almost in the first 
panful I sighted the precious stuff. I soon 
found small and large nuggets very plenty; 
I got exited and worked until I could no 
longer from exhaustion. I forgot all about 
eating and drinking in the excitement of 
the first day. I managed to keep my dis- 



JOHN PARK AND DR. DOTT'S DOINGS. 



eovery secret; I knew it would not be 
safe for me to let it be known in the rough 
crowd about the diggings. There was no 
Dr. Dott in that neighborhood that I could 
trust to. I became more nervous with 
every nugget I found, lest some one should 
find my treasure and kill me to get it. 
Whenever any straggler came near enough 
to see my work, I would commence to dig 
over the already washed ground, so as to 
show no gold in their presence. I would 
tell them that I thought I had seen a lump 
of gold there, and they would generally 
call me a big greenhorn and then leave, 
which was what I wanted. I a few days 
I thought I had as much as- a pack mule 
could carry well along with my other 
traps, and so I bought one, packed up my 
treasure among my clothes, and started 
back for San Francisco, taking care to let 
the folks about the diggings know, that I 
was disgusted with gold-diggings; this I 
did to keep folks from trespassing on my 
claim until I should return, for I wanted 
to sell it to some rich speculators ; I ex- 
pected to get a big sum for it and did not 
care about working the claim myself, as I 
wanted to get back to Mary as quickly as 
possible. I arrived safely in San Fran- 
cisco and deposited my gold in a bank 
there ; I then got an introduction to some 
rich speculators, showed them what I had 
found, and offered to sell out my claim, if 
it should prove as rich as I thought it 
would. We started for the diggings im- 
mediately ; I hired some hands, and it did 
not take two hours to convince those 
speculators that my claim was the richest 
that had ever been found. I asked $500,000, 
and they took me up at once. Here I was 
now a rich man all at once. I went back 
with some of them to San Francisco, and 
there got my money. I was half sorry 
that I had not held on to the claim, as it 
might prove to be worth many millions ; 
but I afterwards heard that they had taken 
out about $250,000 worth in nuggets, which 
seemed to be all in a heap, then the claim 
gave out and in the end proved a loss to 
the speculators. After my money was 
safely deposited in a bank, I felt very much 
as though I wanted to buy the best steam- 
ship in port to take me back to New York 
at once ; I could hardly wait for the re- 
gular steamer, which would then leave in 
two days. I wanted to see Mary so bad 
to tell her of my good luck and make her 
my wife ; for now, surely, I had the money 
that I went after ; I felt very uneasy lest 
something should happen to me or Mary, 



and fretted away the first day, walking 
about the landing and trying in vain to 
banish my fears. I think I was terrible 
homesick. During that same evening I 
met at my hotel a person whom I had 
known in New York; it was Kate, a 
chambermaid in the hotel were I stayed. 
She had heard tell of my big luck, and as 
she knew my name, she hunted me up and 
talked mighty nice to me ; but I did not 
care for her nice talk. As I knew she was 
acqainted with Mary, I asked her when she 
had seen her last. She told me she had 
only just landed from New York, and that 
Mary had died with the cholera. These 
words struck me like a thunderbolt ; they 
blasted all my nice hopes at once, and 
made me feel awful solemn. I did not have 
another word to say to Kate, for I was 
sick at heart; I went to my room and 
wept myself to sleep like a boy. In place 
of going to New York I joined a jolly com- 
pany of diggers that were bound for the 
newly discovered African diamond fields, 
by way of England, hoping that I might 
forget my grief among the excitements 
arising there. I really cared but little for 
a while what would become of me, I was 
so down-hearted ; but it was not long be- 
fore I was sorry that I had undertaken 
this trip — the habits of the company I was 
in, did not suit me. We arrived in due 
time at the place of operations, and there 
soon were not two of the old company 
left together; it was good for me that no- 
body knew what money I was worth; I 
had it nearly all deposited in England, ex- 
cept what ready cash I might need to go 
and return. I lounged about for a few days, 
looking at all that was to be seen. I saw 
some very valuable diamonds, that were 
found there, and the diamond-fever soon 
rose on me, and I went to work again alone, 
close to some water. This time it did not 
take a mule to carry the treasure I lifted ; 
my old carpet bag was large enough to 
hold all. Luck was not so bulky ; but luck 
it was. I let nobody see what I found, and 
after I thought I had enough I quit digging, 
as the work was getting too hard for me. 
I imagined diamonds would get cheap now, 
when they were so plenty, and I resolved 
to try and dispose of what I had, the 
sooner the better. A caravan was to start 
back, I joined it, carrying'all I had in my 
old carpet sack ; clothes and diamonds al- 
together. When I arrived in London, I 
found out that diamonds were in good price 
yet, and I sold about one quarter of what 
I had there. I thought I had better not 



JOHN PARK AND DR. DOTT'S DOINGS. 



offer all I had in London, as I might there- 
by glut the market; so I went to Amster- 
dam, Paris, St. Petersburg and Berlin, and 
in each place sold some until all were 
turned into ready money. This made a 
sum in total far beyond my expectations. 
I went back to London and deposited 
some, bought U. S. bonds, which were very 
low then, with some more, and bought 
drafts en New York banks with the bal- 
lance of my money. Now, I believe, I 
could buy up a good part of New York, 
if money and bonds are any good ; but, 
doctor, I tell you I am glad to be here 
with you again, so that you may help me 
out of my troubles ; I tell you there is a 
load of them on me; I find that money 
alone don't make happy. 

Dr. JDott. Yery big troubles they must 
be John. This story is very hard to be- 
lieve — are you not joking a little? 

John Park. Doctor, you know I never 
joke. Just look here; may be this bundle 
of bonds and certificates of deposit and 
drafts on New York banks will convince 
you ; [hands them to the astonished 
doctor.] 

Dr. Dott, (in perfect amazement). Yes, 
John, I see; but where can be your troub- 
les with such a pile of money and a sound 
body too ? 

John Park. The trouble is to know what 
to do with all this. Wherever I go I am 
sure to be followed by a pack of blood 
hounds in human shape, that flood me with 
propositions of all kinds, and try ever so 
hard to get me in all sorts of scraps ; and 
you know I used to get into them easy 
enough, anyway. I am bothered by these 
fellows day and night ; wherever I go they 
are sure to follow. I am afraid to show 
my face now ; I know they only want my 
money, and sometimes I think would kill 
me to get it, if they only had a good 
chance; and then I have such terrible 
dreams : no rest day or night. Since I have 
been here in your office I have had more 
real peace than I have had since I arrived 
in London; even on board of ship they fol- 
lowed me, and now they are here in New 
York. They will soon make their ap- 
pearance here, you may bet on that ; but 
you will be better able to deal with them 
than I. Now, doctor, just consider your- 
self my guardian ; I know you will do right 
by me; I am glad to be under your shel- 
tering roof again, and with your permis- 
sion, I mean to stay here. (A knock at 
the door just here interrupts the conversa- 
tion.) I expect the hounds have the scent 



and are at the door now. Jac opens the 
door and enters. 

Miss Poe, saying : Good day, gentlemen. 

Dr. Pott. I am glad to see you lookiDg 
so well to-day. 

Miss Poe. Thank you, doctor, I feel gay 
to-day; the last pills act like a charm. 

Dr. Dott. I am glad to hear this, Miss 
Poe ; allow me to introduce to you my 
friend John Park, the luckiest and richest, 
but also the most troubled man in New 
York ; however, with good care, I hope 
soon to have him over his troubles, which 
are mental ones, and I believe I can handle 
them quite easy. 

Miss Poe to Mr. Park. Dr. Dott is just 
the doctor for troubles ; he knows how to 
get everybody but himself out of them ; 
but sometimes hi3 pills are rather bitter — 
he does not sugar-coat them, but then they 
are always accompanied by such souDd 
advice, and such a pleasant face, that I 
don't object .to take them. I hope to see 
you well again right soon, Mr. Park. 

John Park. Thank you, Miss Poe ; the 
doctor is my only friend, and as to my 
troubles, I count them as over, since the 
minute I came into his presence. 

Miss Poe (laughingly). If he is your 
only friend, then I pitty you not a little, 
for myself, I like a little gayer company, 
at least sometimes ; but gayety is incom- 
patible with Dr. Dott, who is so earnest 
and thoughtful. — [to. Dr. Dott] — May I not 
take two pills instead of one ? for I have 
to go to a party to-night, and then I am 
bound to go beyond your directions in the 
eating and drinking line; may be those 
pills will prevent bad effects. 

Dr. Dott. You may take two instead of 
one pill for a time or two, but you had bet- 
ter stay away from that party ; I am afraid 
you will never learn to forego a little good 
eating for a little good sleeping and re- 
freshed pleasant awaking; those parties 
will kill you yet, Miss Poe — better not 
throw yourself into temptation again, as 
you are getting well. 

Miss Poe. Excuse me, doctor, this time ; 
I cannot miss that party to-night. But I 
will take two pills to ward off danger. 
Could not your friend, Mr. Park, attend 
our party too ? I'm sure it would be the 
best kind of an antidote to his '/troubles. 
There will be gay times, and I'm sure I 
would be happy to introduce him there ; 
there will be so many attractions at the 
party that he will forget his troubles. 

Dr. Dott. Not this time; we have too 
much work on hand. 



JOHN PARK AND DR. DOTT'S DOINGS. 



Miss Poe. I'm sorry, but shall repeat 
my invitation at some other time. Good 
day, gentlemen j I expect I shall have to 
call again in a day or two. [Leaves.] 

John Park, to Dr. Dott. What a splen- 
did woman Miss Poe is ! She is a perfect 
charmer. Has she any beaus yet, wonder ? 

Dr. Dott. She has plenty of beaus, but 
also a dyspeptic stomach. 

John Park. I am sorry for her stomach, 
but a little of her gayety, I think, would 
suit me. 

Dr. Dott. Never mind gayety just yet, 
John, we will have to do away with your 
troubles in a better way. Now, I expect 
to do with your money as if it all were 
mine. [He takes down a manuscript.] 
Happily I have good use for all, and 
much more too. There are plans in here; 
we only need to begin at the first, and it 
will not be long before we have all this 
money invested, and what is best, invested 
in things of the greatest utility that bring 
the best of interest; I mean the love and 
respect of all good people. I had already 
despaired of ever seeing my dreams rea- 
lized, and got this manuscript ready to be 
published in book form, so as to leave it 
to the world as my legacy, in the hope that 
it would fall into good hands and do some 
good. Now, your good fortune will bring 
about a big change. I hope to see in reality 
what I have planned out on paper. We 
shall soon see what money can do. Your 
abilities to do good have been hidden long 
enough; your inexperience and mistrust 
in mankind generally have made you fid- 
getty. Because you could not find a second 
Dr. Dott or Mary Ark, you despaired; just 
because you knew no better. You shall 
have the greatest kind of an opportunity 
to remedy all this, and to gather know- 
ledge from the world, and wisdom, and 
bring into good use the many abilities I 
know you to have. You are, excepting 
Mr. Home, the only man I know of who 
judges Dr. Dott a little as Dr. Dott judges 
himself. This pleases me, and I shall try 
to please you in turn. 

John Park (anxiously). What is the first 
programme in that manuscript? I am get- 
ting curious to know. (Here a knock at 
the door interrupts the conversation.) Jac 
opens and enters a gentleman. 

John Park, aside to Dr. Dott. Now, doc- 
tor, try your luck ; there is one of those 
bloodhounds, I think. 

Dr. Dott, walking up to the gentleman, 
begs him to be seated. 

Gentleman. I would like to see Mr. Park ; 



I saw him last in London, and learned that 
he was here to-day. I have some business 
of a private nature with him. 

Dr. Dott. Mr. Park has entrusted me 
with all — even his private busir ess; there- 
fore you may state your wishes to me. 

Gentleman. I represent a large mining 
company, and I would like to have Mr. 
Park buy some of our stock ; I have with 
me the most flattering reports from the 
mines ; they are paying well and promise 
to pay the very best of interest. 

Dr. Dott. Who are the men composing 
your company? 

Gentleman. All very rich, responsible 
men. There is Mr. Holt of New York, 
the president, and Mr. Munce, the vice- 
president, who lives at the mines. 

Dr. Dott. And why do you want to sell 
your stock if your officers are so rich. 

Gentleman. We want to enlarge our 
mines, which will then pay at least 50 per 
cent, on the capital ; this is certainly the 
very best investment that can be made. 
[Produces a piece of ore.] This is a sample 
of rich ore that is found at the mine, and 
only awaits more capital to extract it in 
immense quantities. 

Dr. Dott. Be honest now, mister. Is 
not your object rather to get some fools 
to buy your worthless stock, so that the 
officers may get the money ? If I remem- 
ber right, the papers do not give a very 
good report about the mining company of 
which Mr. Holt is president, and warn all 
to beware. What do you say to this ? 

Gentleman takes the hint and wants to 
leave. 

Dr. Dott says to him : I hope you will not 
try farther to cheat people by your misre- 
presentations. I call this rascality which 
deserves punishment. [Gentleman leaves 
at once.] 

John Park to Dr. Dott. The fellow has 
a guilty conscience ; that is the way to fix 
him ; but I would not have had the courage 
to talk to him in that way. 

Dr. Dott. He will not trouble you again. 
He did not like to meet me quite so well 
when he found out I was posted. The fel- 
low seems to have followed you up from 
London. 

John Park. Now I remember having 
seen him there ; but he had a woman with 
him then, who tried to work on me, think- 
ing I was easily taken in. 

Dr. Dott. Never mind this now; we 
will look over the manuscript. You see 
at the head is my motto : Do unto others 
as you would like to be done by. 



JOHN PABK AND DR. DOTT'S DOINGS. 



John Park. Then I believe I will go to 
Miss Poe's party ; I have an invitation 
3^ou know. 

Dr. Dott. I see that Miss Poe has a big 
hold on you. I am afraid you have not 
learned to weigh beauty with prudence. 
Our duty is often contrary to the ways of 
a beauty. 

John Park. I am all ear and duty, which, 
I hope, may bring a beauty ; that rymes, 
don't it, doctor ? Now let us look over that 
manuscript. 

Dr. Dott. You shall soon see much real 
beauty, and much hard duty. The first 
thing I want you to do is to go and buy 
out the Deuze ! 

John Park. The Deuze ! Are you not 
joking, doctor ? 

Dr. Dott. I mean the New York Daily 
Deuze, a newspaper, which I think does 
much harm ; it is for sale right cheap now. 
It wields a great influence, but a bad, 
and shall do no more harm, if we get it. 

John Park. The Deuze ! in the shape of 
a newspaper ! Did I not hear you tell often 
that newspapermen are always in trouble; 
no end to it; and now you want to buy 
one of these big troubles, and get me into 
it too. 

Dr. Dott. I will be your editor and take 
all the trouble upon myself. We must have 
a newspaper to make ourselves heard, and 
it is best to get one out of the way which 
does the most harm. We must proclaim 
to all what is to come now. 

John Park. All right, doctor ; so be it. 
Show me the place; I am sure something 
good and great is to come. 

Dr. Dott. Jac here will show you the 
owner; don't stand on a hundred thousand 
or two; they are a little shaky now. Make 
a quick bargain and get possession at once. 
In a few days it may take more money 
than we can spare to get the Deuze out 
of the way. [Jac and John Park leave.] 
Dr. Dott sits down at his desk saying : A 
kind Providence seems to open the way for 
the accomplishment of my wishes at )ast. 



SECOND SCENE. 

AT THE EDITOR'S ROOM OF 
THE "DEUZE." 

Present : Mr. Tammany, editors, etc. 

Enter John Park and Jac. 

John Park walks up to Tammany and 
says : I wish to see the proprietor of the 
Deuze. 



Tammany. I am the man ; what can I 
do for you, sir ? 

John Park. My name is John Park. I 
hear your establishment is for sale. What 
is your price if you give possession at once. 

Tammany. $250,000 cash; no less. 

John Park. That is a big pile of money. 
Is the title clear? 

Tammany. Yes, sir. Do you wish to look 
around a little and see all belongs to it ? 

John Park. No, sir; I understand noth- 
ing about such a business; but make out 
the deeds, the money is ready. 

Tammany. That's a quick trade ; what 
party do you represent, sir ? 

[Enters Dr. Dott and Mr. Care.] 

John Park. Here is Dr. Dott, who will 
take charge. Dr. Dott, the Deuze awaits 
your orders. 

Dr. Dott. I am glad to hear it. [To Mr. 
Tammany.] I brought along Mr. Care to 
write the necessary documents, if agree- 
able to you. You will have no objection 
if I take possession at once and go to work ? 

Tammany. All right, doctor; I know 
you are a working man. [To Mr. Care.] 
Here are the old deeds. [Mr. Care goes 
to writing.] 

Tammany. Dr. Dott, let me introduce 
you to my editorial staff. [Introduces Mr. 
Park as the new proprietor, and Dr. Dott 
as manager, and says :] In what interest, 
gentlemen, do you propose to carry on the 
paper ? I hope you will not work against us. 

Dr. Dott. We will be entirely indepen- 
dent of parties. You may read in our sup- 
plement to-morrow what I have no time to 
explain to-day. We shall certainly have 
no use for writers that, for the sake of 
money, disregard all truth. Mr. Tammany, 
please call your foreman ; I wish to give 
him some orders. 

Tammany introduces Mr. Primm, the 
foreman. 

Dr. Dott. Mr. Primm, please call to- 
gether all hands to partake of some refresh- 
ments, and get acquainted with the new 
boss. We will await them here. [Primm 
leaves.] 

Dr. Dott to Jac. Go to the restaurant 
across the way and order a good, substan- 
tial lunch, to be served right away, for all 
hands of the Deuze, in our office here. 
[Jac leaves. Enter type-setters, pressmen 
and all hands of the Deuze. Dr. Dott 
seats them. Mr. Primm enters last, say- 
ing : All are in now.] 

[Enter waiters, who serve up the lunch. 
Tammany introduces John Park and Dr. 
Dott to all hands.] 



JOHN PARK AND DR. DOTT'S DOINGS. 



John Park. I hope you will continue to 
discharge your duties faithfully. Dr. Dott 
will have entire control now. 

Dr. Dott. Our motto will be, "Do unto 
others as you would like to be done by." 
Our aim is the public good, irrespective of 
parties. Nothing shall hereafter appear in 
our paper but Truth and Justice. No wil- 
ful lies, nor misrepresentations, can have 
a place in our columns. I hope you will 
all be guided by that motto as well as my- 
self. I shall not expect any more from 
you than I would be willing to do myself. 
I will be ready at all times to help you 
whenever you may need help, but I expect 
from you that you work faithfully, and 
help me make our enterprise a success. 
Are you all willing : 

Altogether. Yes, siree ! 

Dr. Dott. Thank you for your promise. 
Now let us refresh ourselves ; we have 
hard work before us ; help yourselves to 
your heart's content. 

Mr. Primm. Three cheers for the new 
boss. 

Cheers are given with a will ; all hands 
go eating and drinking, and then to their 
work again. 

Dr. Dott to Mr. Primm. This is a sup- 
plement to be issued to-morrow; be guided 
by its spirit in all arrangements about the 
paper ; study it well and let me see the 
proof soon as possible. 

Mr. Primm leaves, saying: I will do 
my best. 

Enters Mr. Start and hands a communi- 
cation to Tammany who hands it over to 
Dr. Dott, saying : Dr. Dott, the new editor, 
will attend to that now. 

Dr. Dott reads the communication and 
says, here ar>e grave charges against public 
men ; do you know all this to be true ? 

Mr. Start. Every word is true. I wish 
you would insert it in next issue. 

Dr. Dott. Before I will do that you have 
to certify to its truth under oath, and be- 
sides give a good bond, so as to be liable 
for all damage suits that may arise out of 
its insertion. 

Mr. Start, Allow me to say, gentlemen, 
that my veracity was never questioned in 
this establishment before. 

Dr. Dott. What I have said will be our 
invariable rule with all communications 
and advertisements of a doubtful nature. 
If your charges are true, these men should 
be brought to trial. If you will prove the 
truth of your charges, we will aid you with 
all our means ; but we want to be sure be- 
fore we go ahead. We do not want to see 



false statements made against anybody, 
however great or humble he may be. 

Mr. Start grows uneasy and says : I be- 
lieve I will wait awhile, then. [Takes his 
communication and departs. ] 

Mr. Care hands the new deed to Tam- 
many, who signs it. John Park counts 
him over the money in $1,000 notes, and 
the Deuze is now John Park's property. 

Tammany to Dr. Dott. Did I under- 
stand you to say that you would act inde- 
pendent of all parties? 

Dr. Dott. Yes, sir ; we mean to publish 
plain facts and let the people draw their 
own conclusions therefrom. We have no 
selfish motives ! 

Tammany. You must have a pile of 
money at command then; greater than 
any one I know of, or you will be bank- 
rupt in six months. 

Dott. What we lack in money, we in- 
tend to make up with brains. We will not 
fail while people want to hear the truth 
and see justice triumph. 

Tammany. That is just what a great 
many don't want to hear or see. 

Dr. Dott. We will set the example and 
make our ways pleasant to follow, at the 
same time we will watch and work for jus- 
tice and our safety. 

Tammany. It will be a wonder if you 
succeed. I can honestly recommend to 
you my editorial staff. They are without 
exception able men. I must bid you 
good-by. [He then leaves.] 

Dr. Dott to the assistant editors. I 
hope you will all pursue your duties as be- 
fore, only make everything conform to 
our motto, and above all, I want you to 
be sincere in your writings, and you will 
find us liberal to reward your labors. 

All the old staff promise to continue 
their work. 

Dr. Dott to John. I expect Tammany and 
Start think us very green. They will open 
their eyes when they see our supplement. 
Thanks to your good fortune the columns 
of this paper are now closed to all attempts 
of a Tammany and all other "rings," to 
swindle and mislead the people. We may 
make mistakes, others may honestly differ 
with us, but we will be sincere and stick 
to our motto. 

John Park. You seem to be made for 
this business. I begin to get a little in- 
sight of your plans. I wonder what Mr. 
Primm really thinks about the new ar- 
rangement. Here he comes. 

Mr. Primm. I have done as directed. 
By a little extra work we can make 



JOHN PARK AND DR. DOTT'S DOINGS. 



the supplement appear with the regular 
edition. 

Dr. JDott. Don't overwork your men ; I 
would rather wait another day. 

Mr. Primm. The men say they are wil- 
ling to work all night, they like the new 
arrangement so well. 

Dr. Dott. I am glad to hear this. What 
do you think about the supplement ? You 
must criticize with sincerity. 

Mr. Primm. I hardly know what to say. 
That it will burst the establishment; that 
people will believe us crazy, or (rubbing 
his eyes) that I must be dreaming. It is 
such an oddity, to say the least. I never 
saw the like in all my life. I can hardly 
believe that you can take it upon yourself 
to tell all the world the truth, irrespective 
of the consequences. You know that people 
like to be humbuged a little, just so they 
don't feel it to much. As for truth, most 
people don't want to hear that any way. 

Dr. Dott. I cannot look at things in that 
light. We ought always to make our in- 
terest come on the side of justice, for only 
on that side is peace of mind ; only the bad 
and corrupt are afraid of the truth being 
told. I have worked my lifetime to have 
this supplement issued some day. I weighed 
well every word in it, and now I want to 
see its success or failure. If people will 
not approve of my sentiments ; if they hoot 
at my suggestions; if I can find not even a 
few good men to agree with me and help 
me in my labors, then I want to leave at 
once for a more suitable climate; but rest 
assured that I will not be intimidated by 
the frown of bad men. The good I mean 
to sustain; the bad I will watch and try 
to reform. I do not want to see any of 
our employees in bad company. I shall 
not set them a bad example. Tell those 
of the men who doubt our success, that 
Mr. Park has millions to back up our 
honest convictions and to help us in doing 
our duty, and that he is willing to sacrifice 
all, if necessary, tojuphold truth and justice. 

Mr. Primm. I see that a man is never 
too old to learn. I will go and hurry up 
the proof-sheets. 

Dr. Dott to John Park. I have some 
more work for you before you can read 
that supplement. There are many people 
in New York that suffer for the bare neces- 
sities of life. Times are so to say hard, 
and many cannot find employment, that 
would otherwise get along pretty well. It 
is true that there are many places of 
charity, but there are also many worthy, 
idle hands that want employment. With 
2 



your money we will set an example for 
others to imitate. The earth is rich in 
means, and willing hands are plenty ; why, 
then, look on in idleness. -I wish you 
would go up town and buy out Mr. Hone's 
hotel. It will be a grand investment. Man- 
age to get possession of it immediately, as 
you did with the Deuce. Money is no ob- 
ject, where the people are suffering amidst 
plenty. Mr. Care will acccorapany you 
and make out the necessary papers. I 
know Mr. Hone is anxious to sell; pay 
him his price at once, and bear in mind that 
many poor people are waiting to partake 
of your charities. 

John Park. That is going into charity 
by the wholesale, but I like the idea, and 
I think the poor will like it too. I am be- 
ginning to see, doctor, that your resources 
for work are inexhaustible. Your old 
maxim, "in work is pleasure, if we aim to 
be useful," comes into full play now. 

Dr. Dott to John Park and Mr. Care. 
Gentlemen, loose no time and finish up this 
job as quick as possible. In the meantime 
I will overlook things a little, and see that 
all works smoothly in the new order of 
things. [Mr. Care and John Park leave.] 

Dr. Dott to Jac. Tell Mr. Primm to 
come to me. 

Enters Mr. Primm. Dr. Dott says to 
him : how are you getting along with the 
supplement ? 

Mr. Primm. A little slow ; those typos 
have been thrown into such a state of ex- 
citement, that they talk all the time, and 
cannot work as well as usual. Then I had 
to remodel the articles for the regular edi- 
tion. I left out all political matter, and 
filled up their space with extras from scien- 
tific papers, and some reports on law and 
important trials now going on at court. I 
think we can have everything ready for 
the regular edition in time. 

Dr. Dott. I hope to get a sight of the 
proof yet to-night ; but if I don't, for I have 
other work on hand, you know what to 
do. I shall go to see Mr. Park now. Leave 
a few squares open in the form of the sup- 
plement to give notice of several changes 
that are to take place yet. I shall call 
again in time to have all ready before the 
regular time to go to press. [Mr. Primm 
leaves.] 

Enters Mr. Home. Good-day, doctor; 
this is a rather queer place to find you, in 
an editorial chair, and your office shut up ; 
I would not have found you, had I not met 
Jac accidently, who told me that you had 
bought out this whole establishment. 



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Dr. Dntt. Yes, Mr. Home, and more to 
come. T have great news for you. By 
the arrival of my former servant, John 
Park, wiio got immensely rich, I am en- 
abled to see my dreams in regard to 
that manuscript in a fair way to be rea- 
lized. You know well what is contained 
therein, for you read it so often, and we 
talked it over so much, that you know 
pretty well now what is to come. Mr, 
Park has put his entire fortune at my dis- 
posal. I sent him up town a few moments 
ago to buy Mr. Hone's hotel, for the sup- 
port and instruction of the poor. By the 
way, we must also have your farm now. 
I hope you are still willing to sell and help 
me all you can. 

Mr. Home. Certainly I am. But how 
did Mr. Park get rich so soon ? Honestly, 
I hope. 

Dr. Dott. He hunted gold and diamonds 
and found plenty. He has already turned 
all into ready cash and securities, and 
counts his money by the millions. But let 
us go and see him at the hotel. I am a 
little anxious to hurry up things. 

Mr. Some. All right. I only came to 
pay you a friendly visit, and will be glad 
to make Mr. Park's acquaintance. [Both 
leave.] 

THIRD SCENE. 
AT THE HOTEL OFFICE. 

Present, Mr. Park, Mr. Hone, Mr. Care 
and Mr. Eal. 

Eater Dr. Dott and Home. Introduc- 
tions follow to all present. 

John Park to Dr. Dott. Doctor, the 
hotel awaits your orders. 

Dr. Dott. I am glad to hear it. You done 
good work 5 but now for another job 
as great or greater. Mr. Home here is an 
old friend of mine, and the possessor of a 
fine farm near the city. We need this 
farm for those sick and poor that will do 
better in the country, and for the erection 
of factories, etc., to give employment to 
those that may apply for it. It will also 
be very handy to furnish the necessary 
farm products in their purity for the use 
of the hotel. It is a splendid place, very 
suitable, and Mr. Home is acquainted with 
all plans. As I can take charge here now, 
you had better go with Mr. Home and look 
at his place. I know you will be much 
pleased with it, and purchase it at once. 
Mr. Home will stay there and take charge 
until we can find a suitable man to take his 



place. He will also take good care of you 
and make your visit agreeable. I think 
you need a little rest after all this excite- 
ment. I shall expect you in my office 
early to-morrow morning. I know you 
want to see that supplement bad, but it will 
not be ready for some time, and it will likely 
fall into your hands first by some of the 
newsboys. I mean to go to work now mj- 
self to feed, house, clothe and make comfort- 
able as many of the poor of this neighbor- 
hood as I can accommodate at the hotel. 
I know I will have my hands full. 

Mr. Home and John Park leave for the 
farm. 

Dr. Dott, to Mr. Eal, first clerk of the 
hotel. How many people can you accom- 
date with good plain food and a place to 
sleep. 

Mr. Eal. The hotel is nearly full of 
guests, and as to food, I think we can feed 
all that can find a place to stand, and can 
soon be ready for most any number. 

Dr. Dott. I want more room then, and in 
order to get this, you may give notice to 
enough of your most troublesome and aris- 
tocratic guests to look for other quarters 
as soon as possible, so that we may have 
about one-halt of the hotel for the poor as 
a place of charity. [Calls up Jac and says:] 
You go and tell all the poor and needy 
that you find begging in the streets to 
come up here ; we will attend to all their 
wants. Give each one a card of the 
hotel, so that I may know that you sent 
them here. You know what I want ; just 
remember the teachings I gave you. 

Jac leaves. Mr Eal goes about his er- 
rand to make room for the coming guests, 
saying: They will think us crazy, but that 
is none of my business ; I rather like the 
idea. 

Enter several women with babies, blind 
men, ragged children, etc., card in hand, 
walking timidly towards the office. Dr. 
Dott call£ to him some waiters and porters, 
and says to the first: You take these poor 
people to the servants dining-room and 
offer them such of the plain eatables and 
drinkables as are on hand, and tell the cook 
to provide at once for many that are to 
come. Get a sufficient number of waiters 
to help you, and be kind to these people. 

Dr. Dott, to a porter. You sir, take all 
these people after they have been fed to 
the bath-house and laundry rooms and tell 
the attendants there to see that they are 
all properly cleansed and kindly treated. 

Porter goes off. Enters a whole string 
of poor people of all sorts. Dr. Dott as- 



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II 



signs them to the dining-room to be fed, 
etc., then says to Mr. Eal, who just enters : ' 
Please see that these people get comfort- 
able clothes on them, and that they may 
get everything they need to make them 
comfortable. Let it be plain, but comfort- 
able. Be not extravagant and confine your- 
self to necessaries. Tell the merchants it 
is all for charity and I hope they will sell 
you cheap. 

Mr. Eal. How am I to pay for all this ? 

Dr. Dott. I never thought of that. Here, 
take my pocket-book, and if it should give 
out, Mr. Park is good for a few millions. 
[Mr. Eal leaves.] 

Enter a whole string of applicants for 
charity. 

Enter a waiter, who says to Dr. Dott : the 
room is full, sir, all our cooked victuals 
are eaten, except what is to go on the table 
for the party this evening. The cooks are 
busy getting more ready. 

Dr. Dott. Then serve up those party 
victuals at once. I think these poor hungry 
people are better able to appreciate them 
than those who go to parties.. 

Dr. Dott to a waiter. Take these people 
to the big dining-room and if you have 
nothing else at hand give them bread, 
crackers and coffee. [Waiter leaves fol- 
lowed by the poor.] 

Dr. Dott to another waiter. You help 
to keep order in the dining-room and see 
that all are treated kindly. [Waiter leaves.] 

Enter Mr. Eal, saying : we are over 
crowded, sir, there is no more room. 

Dr. Dott. I must hunt Jac then and tell 
him to stop for the present. 

Enter Jac, saying: I came to see if you 
had enough before I would send more. 

Dr. Dott. You are a sensible boy. I was 
about to look for you and tell you to stop. 
Now Jac, go to the dining-room and watch 
things a little, you know what I mean. 
[Jac winks at the doctor and leaves.] 

Mr. Eal to Dr. Dott. I sent my assis- 
tant clerk to attend to clothing the poor. 
He is a better hand at making bargains. 

Dr. Dott. That is right. I need you 
here anyway. You will now discharge as 
many of the old servants as can easily be 
replaced by some of these poor. Do not 
allow any to stay, who refuse to help if 
able. Many, no doubt, will make good 
help; give them a chance to make them- 
selves useful. Keep enough of the old ser- 
vants to make things move along smoothly, 
and to instruct the new hands. Tell all, 
that those who will do well, will be admit- 
ted free to lectures, musical and theatrical 



entertainments which we will give from 
time to time. The prospect of a little fun 
will stimulate all to do their best. See 
that all equally share in labor and allow 
them as much liberty as is consistent with 
prudence and safety. They shall have free 
time enough to attend to those little wants 
which most everybody has. In short, treat 
everybody as you would like to be treated. 
My boy Jac will stay with you ; he is a 
noble boy, perfectly reliable and smart for 
his age. Take good care of him. I am 
about tired out. Here is my card, if you 
need me bad, sent to my office. Early to- 
morrow morning I will send you a copy 
of our supplement. Study it carefully and 
be guided by its teachings in all arrange- 
ments about the hotel. 

Enter a waiter, saying : A woman is very 
sick in the hall. 

Dr. Dott Then I will attend to her be- 
fore I go home. Good-night Mr. Eal. 



FOURTH SCENE. 

AT DR. DOTT'S OFFICE. 

Present Dr. Dott. Supplement in hand, 
he says: wonder how John feels after all 
the exitement of yesterday. He certainly 
had no time to think of his troubles. He 
reads : 

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. 

The New York Deuze, formerly owned 
by Tammany, has been bought and will be 
continued by Mr. Park under the name : 
New York Argument. Our aim will be 
to publish a reliable newspaper full of use- 
ful reading. All communications and ad- 
vertisements must conform to Truth before 
they can be inserted. We shall write and 
work for the public good irrespective of 
party or individual interests, and thus hope 
to merit the support of all good people. 
Mr. Park has also bought Hone's hotel, 
which will now be known as Park's Co- 
operative Hotel. Here we will furnish a 
comfortable home to the laboring classes, 
and at a price merely sufficient to cover 
expenses. The work about this hotel will, 
as far as practicable, be performed by 
people that were out of employment and 
needy. We will in a few days be ready 
to instruct applicants in the different bran- 
ches of housekeeping by the best teachers 
obtainable. Dr. Dott will lecture occasion- 
ally on the art of cooking and living, in re- 
gard to health. We will try to teach all 



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needy appplicants these accomplishments 
free of charge and thus make them more 
able to help themselves. Sewing, mending, 
washing, etc., will be done by these poor 
people, under competent instructors and 
free of charge for all needy people. We 
have also opened at Park's co-operative ho- 
tel a general exchange office for obtaining 
labor and help, buying and selling by sam- 
ple or advertisement, all arranged so, that 
a person may get all necessary information 
in the shortest possible time. John Park 
and Dr. Dott themselves will attend to the 
office of charity at the hotel. This office 
is open day and night the year around. All 
those in need of anything whatever, may 
call on us in confidence and we will help 
them to the best of our ability. We hope 
to see no more suffering in the midst of 
plenty. The degraded we will help to con- 
quer that barrier of iniquity, which sur- 
rounds them and is so hard to overcome, 
that few attempt it more than once, but 
sink deeper and deeper until they end in 
utter despair. Arrangements will soon be 
made to offer an asylum to all that are 
overworked and oppressed. Let no false 
pride keep any one from seeking assistance. 
We recognize the principle that all good 
people are entitled to share in the pleasures 
of life as well as the toils, and that true 
happiness is only to be found in doing good 
and thereby earning the esteem of our 
fellow-men. 

ADVERTISEMENT. 

All persons willing to work, can be ac- 
commodated at Dr. Dott's office. We pro- 
mise to all a good home at Park's Co- 
operative Hotel, where all their wants 
will be attended to when sick or well. We 
expect no one to work any harder than we 
would, and make all labor as pleasant to 
perform as possible; we propose to show 
how the idle hands of the city can be em- 
ployed to advantage, and mean to give all 
a chance to help themselves. 

ON GRIEF. 

The worst grief to bear, is the loss of 
those we love by death. We will not at- 
tempt to picture the terrible anguish and 
despondency so often seen around the 
dead. The vacant chair, each little thing 
that reminds us of our loved ones former 
presence, adds new pangs to our trembling 
heart, causes fresh tears to flow and more 
words of anguish to escape our trembling 
lips. Often we imagine to see them before 
us, to hear their voice, or the well-known 
sound of their footsteps, but we know they 
are no more. Let not idle curiosity vio- 



late the sanctity, of such real, maddening 
grief. It is then we are made aware of 
our weakness and dependence, it is then 
that we look for true sympathy, if at no 
other time. Some can bear grief easier 
than others. Generally the nobler the 
heart, the deeper the grief. It is not in 
loudness and in tears that we can measure 
the depth and sincerity of grief. Educa- 
tion, associations and circumstances have a 
powerful influence in this affliction. There 
are many noble minds and shining lights 
of human grandeur, which cannot bear up 
with those more humble. Insanity here 
calls for many victims. Whose heart would 
not beat in sympathy, when witnessing 
those terrible -agonies of a raving maniac, 
who finds no peace until death closes the 
scene ? and all this brought on by grief, 
where, perhaps, a single act of friendship 
in time, or better training in early life, 
would have modified or averted this calami- 
ty entirely. Agreeable society and pleasant 
and useful labor are the best antidotes to 
grief, and time, they cure all, soon exerts its 
soothing influence and soon blunts the in- 
tensity of grief. What was ever present 
and hard to bear at first, in time occurs 
more seldom and less severe, and is only 
awakened by some memento of the loved 
ones that are gone. In grief, pride arro- 
gance and tyranny disappear like midst be- 
fore the wind, passions are conquered then, 
which we had not the will to conquer be- 
fore, and grief may thus become a real 
blessing. Some people in grief become 
reckless and indifferent, others make a 
halt in their wild and criminal carrier to 
make an attempt at reform, and others 
again, love in seclusion to cling to those 
charms of memory which the loved ones 
left behind them ; they seem to loose all 
ambition and energy for a time. To genuine 
grief, each noble heart will beat in sym- 
pathy, but let there be reason in every- 
thing. Eemember that we do not "stand 
alone, there are others that share with us. 
To the grieving father for a beloved wife 
look up the depending children. Grief 
does not relief us from our duties towards 
the living. All seclusion, nor the loudest ex- 
clamations of grief cannot recall the dead. 
A calm resignation may cheer, where a 
flood of tears will not. Eemember that 
we can honor the dead most, by centering 
all our energies on the duties towards those 
that may be depending on us. To this we 
are so often reminded by the last words 
of the dying : "Weep not for me but take 
care of the children." 



JOHN PARK AND DR. DOTT'S DOINGS. 



13 



ON CHARITY. 

Charity begins at home and prudence 
commands that it should do so. Necessi- 
ties should be attended to first, then we 
may safely go further. Man's abilities, and 
energy are most highly developed under 
difficulties; our aim should be to give all 
in need of charity, an opportunity to help 
themselves, whenever they can. They will 
then learn to appreciate things better; their 
manly pride is not wounded; their self-de- 
pendence increased; they will then be 
careful with things, where otherwise they 
would be careless. Charity misapplied often 
begets idleness, the mother of all vice. By 
giving beggars what they want, they will 
not learn how to help themselves and force 
is often necessary to keep idlers from becom- 
ing an injury to the community by the bad 
example they set. To use our means to 
the greatest advantage is a big study, and 
requires much labor and constant care. 
There is a class of people which, although 
they do not suffer for the necessities of. 
life, although they are not entirely igno- 
rant, they are, so to say, not up to the 
world's tricks; they are continually imposed 
upon, they are so impracticable, that they 
are always in danger of being brought to 
poverty. It is a nice question to decide, 
when charity is applicable to such cases. 
With many people it is a rule to offer no 
charity nor advice until asked for, and this 
often proves the best way, because some 
men's temper wants it so. But I question, 
can a good man look on in silence, when his 
good natured, but ignorant and simple min- 
ded neighbor is imposed upon and, as is so 
often the case cheated out of all his property 
by the so-called sharpers? Are we not all 
constantly in danger? should we then scorn 
well meant advice ? would we not be thank- 
ful if such advice proved to our own advan- 
tage ? It is true that we may be mistaken, 
our advice and charity may be scorned at, 
we may wound pride, and make enemies, 
but certainly no real good people will be 
offended at us. A good man does not 
fly into a passion, if we suspicion him 
wrongfully; he will try to prove his in- 
nocence. We cannot lay down a guide 
to go by in all cases, each has to be deci- 
ded on its merits. Some want no ad- 
vise, because they think themselves smart 
enough, forgetting, that they cannot know 
all and that the lowest may sometimes teach 
the wisest. A poor man's advice may of- 
ten prove better than all our wisdom and 
money and is as much an act of charity as 
the rich man's millions. The richest may 



be compelled to seek for help from the 
lowest. No one is entirely independent. 
We ought to help each other in charity, so 
as to atone in a measure for the many 
hours of pain and sorrows that our parents 
and friends suffered for us. Everybody is 
not strong enough to walk the path of truth 
and justice through life alone, and especi- 
ally in the face of the many temptations 
that surround us on all sides. There are 
many troubles in this life, which by proper 
management might be made easier to bear 
or entirely overcome. There is room for 
charity almost everywhere. Much pain and 
many valuable lifes might be saved, by 
bringing our united efforts to bear against 
the causes that bring suffering and trouble 
among us. The horrors that we cannot 
prevent altogether, we might often miti- 
gate, for the earth is rich and willing bands 
are plenty. Because we have better luck, 
or because nature has endowed us with 
more energy and ability, that does not 
give us the right to be selfish and extra- 
vagant, and to withhold what we have 
to spare from doing good to others in need, 
or to trample upon the rights and pro- 
spects of our fellow-men. Every good man 
will try to make himself useful, and impose 
upon the time and good will of his neigh- 
bor as little as possible. To make people 
better able to help themselves and prosper, 
they must be instructed and aided in the best 
way to attain that end. Justice and cha- 
rity with prudence to all, should be our 
motto, if we want to attain that safety and 
happiness which in a large measure de- 
pends on the love of our fellow-men. 

Those are some of my ideas, and now we 
will continue to set more examples. He 
looks out of the window and says : I see 
there is a crowd waiting to be admitted. 
[A knock at the door. Dr. Dott opens and 
John Park enters, embrazing Dr. Dott he 
says:] Good morning, doctor. That sup- 
plement has cured all my troubles. I feel 
splendid this morning. 

Dr. Dott. I am glad to hear this. How 
do you like the farm ? 

John Park. It is a splendid place. I would 
like to live there the balance of my days. 
I bought it, of course, and Mr. Home will 
stay until we can take charge. I wanted 
to see how you were getting along. 

Dr. Dott. Very well, John ; all goes nice 
so far. You see there are plenty below 
waiting for our attention. 

Enter Police Captain and Policemen. 
The captain says : Good morning, doctor ; 
you see I am true to my word. 



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Dr. Doit. I am glad to see you. I told 
you last night, when the supplement was 
out once, it would not be long before I 
had applicants. You see New York is full 
of idle men at this time and it is not every 
employer that promises the kind of treat- 
ment I do. What is life without pleasures. 
Now, captain, we will go to work at once. 
First, I wish you would send a messenger 
to Mr. Case, the architect, Mr. Owen, the 
engineer, and Mr. Hand, the contractor, 
let him hand to each one a copy of this 
supplement and ask them to come to me on 
business in their line as soon as possible. 
[Captain sends a policeman with the mes- 
sage as directed.] Now I wish you would 
go yourself and see the mayor and street 
commissioners and get their consent and 
co-operation in my plan of cleaning the 
streets, as I told you yesterday. Tell them, 
that I propose to clean the streets free of 
charge; all I ask is that they put the 
necessary squad of police at my disposal 
to superintend the men. You know all 
these laborers can also act as assistants to 
the police in time of need. Their presence 
anywhere will, if people know that they 
are under orders of policemen, have a 
good influence, and by this new duty they 
will loose nothing of their usefulness. 

Captain. All right, doctor, I will go at 
onGe. I had no idea that there would be 
so many applicants. [Leaves.] 

Dr. Dott to John Park. Now let as many 
applicants come in, as can set at a time 
and we will see what we can do for them. 

John Park. Calls in a dozen men and 
seats them. 

Dr. Dott to first applicant. I suppose 
you read the supplement and came to get 
work. 

Applicant. Yes, sir. A newsboy handed 
me one free of charge and I read it all. 

Dr. Dott. That was right. I gave or- 
ders to some boys to distribute the supple- 
ments free to any one that might not want 
to buy it. Whar, do you think of it? 

Applicant. I read it over and over again. 
I think it is most too good to believe. I 
should be very glad to find work on such 
terms as you promise. 

Dr. Dott. You shall find everything as 
promised. You don't look very stout; 
are you sick or hungry sir ? 

Applicant. I have not eaten anything 
since noon yesterday. I came in from the 
country, expecting to find work plenty, but 
did not find any yet. My money went all 
to pay board and doctor bills in an attack 



of fever, which is only just broken up. I 
am a stranger here, and wherever I asked 
and went, people seemed to have no time 
to talk to me, or where afraid of me. 

Dr. Dott. That comes because there 
are so many rogues about, and we never 
know whom to trust, especially strangers. 
What do you generally work at ? 

Applicant. Anything that I can get to 
do. I can do farm work best. 

Dr. Dott to a policeman. You take this 
man to our Hotel and tell Mr. Eal to fur- 
nish him breakfast. [Hands the policeman 
a dollar.] After he has his breakfast, you 
pay his fare as far as the street cars will 
go, from there he can easily find his way 
to the Home farm, it is only about a good 
hours walk then. I will write Mr. Home a 
little note which he may deliver. [Writes.] 

Dear Mr. Home : 
. Bearer I send to report for any kind of 
work you may have to do for him. I shall 
likely send a few others with him. Treat 
them all in the spirit of the supplement, of 
which I send you a copy. Bearer is sick 
yet and wants your special attention,. If 
I send you more than you can accommo- 
date, discbarge such of your own hands as 
can be spared well and are better able to 
take care of themselves. Those I send are 
engaged under the promises as contained 
in the advertisement of the supplement. 
Your friend, Dott. 

Dr. Dott to the other applicants. Now 
if any of you want to go along, now is 
your chance* [Several join in.] 

Dr. Dott to policeman aside. Get all of 
them their breakfast and then pay their 
fare on the street cars yourself and see 
that they find their way. This will pre- 
vent the money from falling into bad hands 
and being used for whiskey or such things, 
that would do them no good. Some are 
rather hard looking, you see, and won't 
do to trust. 

Policeman. All that want to, come along 
now. [Nine of them leave with him.]J 

Dr. Dott to the three remaining ones. 
Why do you not want to go to the farm ? 

One. I have a family and would rather 
get work nearer by. 

Another. I never done farm work and 
would rather clean streets. 

Another. I am a waiter and would like 
to get a berth at the hotel. 

Dr. Dott. We will hear in a minute what 
the street commissioners will do ; if they 
will not approve of my plan, I will have 
to buy tools and go to work on my own 
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JOHN PARK AND DR. DOTT'S DOINGS. 



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get the streets cleaned and repaired at our 
expense. 

One of the Men. I do not think they will 
let you go to work. The dirt is worth as 
much for manure as it costs them to clean 
the streets and haul it away, and more, I 
am an old hand at street cleaning. The 
commissioners and contractors generally 
go together. 

Dr. Dott. We will let them have the 
dirt. I only want to show the people how 
the city could get its streets cleaned well 
and at a small cost, at least at much less 
than the usual contract price, but may be 
we can get a part of the city to clean which 
is not under contract. 

Enter Captain. The mayor and street 
commissioners promise all the aid they can 
give, and I have orders to furnish a squad 
of police to superintend the work. I also 
had a part of the city assigned to me, whose 
contractor failed to perform his work as 
agreed. I know him well and think we 
"can buy his outfit and be ready to go to 
work at once. 

Dr. Dott. I wish you would go to see 
that contractor then and make a good bar- 
gain with him for the whole outfit. [Cap- 
tain leaves.] 

Enter Messrs. Owen, Case and Hand, 
supplement in hand. Dr. Dott introduces 
them to John Park, and says : Gentlemen, 
I am glad to see you so punctual to my 
call. I suppose you think like me, that 
the plan hinted at in the supplement ad- 
mits of no delay. 

Mr. Hand. I guessed that would be what 
you wanted to see us for. This supple- 
ment has struck me as something extra- 
ordinary and has deeply interested me. I 
see you have already done much. 

Dr. Dott to John Park. Please figure 
up how much money y ou will have to spare, 
if you leave a round million as a reserve 
fund, in case things should not go as they 
ought to, and for unlooked for and extra- 
ordinary expenses. 

John Park figures up and then says : I 
will have at least $22,200,000 to spare then. 

Dr. Dott. Yery well, we will be limited 
by that amount. Now, gentlemen, I will 
only give you an outline of what I want 
you to do. As I have full confidence in 
your honesty and ability, I will leave all 
arrangements to yourselves, for I will have 
my hands too full to attend to all. We 
want erected at the Home Farm a large 
lecture hall, also suitable for other amuse- 
ments, a model school house, a hotel and 
about 100 cottages, each containing two 



rooms and kitchen below, and garret room 
above; a small cellar under each cottage. 
Water you can conveniently get through 
pipes from the large spring on the farm. 
Then we want a suitable building for a 
hospital, this is to befitted out with all the 
. best improvements, and may also be used 
as a boarding-house for our siugle popula- 
tion, if there are no sick. Then we want 
a smaller hospital for contagious diseases, 
this you may built on the little hill in 
the farther corner of the farm, as faraway 
from the dwellings as possible. It is neces- 
sary to have such a place now days, to 
prevent the spreading of contagious dis- 
eases, and a general stampede of the in- 
habitants in such a time. Qhen we want 
a large storehouse or wareroom, where 
things generally may be protected from 
heat, cold, vermin, thieves and weather, 
the necessary out-houses, fences, etc., to 
each cottage. We also need the necessary 
buildings for such factories as you think 
are necessary to make the place as near 
self-supporting as possible, and to furnish 
employment to the needy, especially when 
no out-door work is admissible. The farm 
is close to navigation and can be easily 
supplied with all the raw material that may 
be needed. Anything else that your in- 
genuity can devise, and what will help to 
make this farm the model place of its kind 
on the earth, and which may stimulate 
others to imitation, have it erected there, 
but be not extravagant and be limited to 
the amount mentioned. Build so that it 
will last and be as near as possible proof 
against all dangers of fire, water, weather 
and not to forget vermin of all kinds. 
Select your own help, but if fitness for the 
work and general worth are equal, always 
give the preference to the most needy 
applicant. 

Remember that you are engaged in a 
work of lasting usefulness to all men, our- 
selves included. Listen to advice from all 
sides, employ the most reliable aid that 
you can get to carry out all plans success- 
fully ; center all your energies and abilities 
in this work to make it a success, and hold 
justice and charity in view above all. There 
are many needy waiting to reap the bene- 
fits of your labor and therefore loose no 
time. All we require is your oath and bond 
that you will perform the work entrusted 
to you honestly and to the best of your 
ability; Mr. Home being an intimate 
friend of mine and knowing my views in 
almost every respect, will be able to give 
you much aid and information. Make the 



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farm your own home, and as a reward for 
your labors I promise each of you $100,000 
after the work is completed, and in the 
meantime you may draw for all your rea- 
sonable personal expenses on our treasury. 
Who knows but what the city authorities 
and rich people generally, when they see 
how nice your plans work, may aid to ex- 
tend them, until we arrive as near to per- 
fection as we can. Will you undertake 
this work ? 

Alltog ether. We will and go to work at 
once. We will file our bonds directly. (All 
three leave). 

Enter Jac, saying, good morning, gentle- 
men. [Hands Dr. Dott a letter.] 

Dr. Dott. Good morning, my good boy. 
How are you getting along at the hotel ? 

Jac. I had to watch pretty close for some 
of them new hands are not to be trusted 
much, and lazy, that's no name for it, all 
some care for, is to have their belly full, 
no work for them. Mr. Eal will tell you 
more in his letter. I like him. Here is 
your empty purse which he sent with me. 

Dr. Dott reads the letter. 
Dear Sir: ■ 

I enclose bills for clothing and other 
necessaries for the poor already furnished. 
Your purse did not go far, but I obtained 
credit readily. The hotel is full to over- 
flowing and 1 am all the time trying to send 
those off, that can best take care of them- 
selves. We have a perfect hospital here. 
Oar house physcian volunteered his services 
for the present, as I did not wish to inter- 
rapt you. I have discharged over half the 
old hands and found some very willing and 
able help among the volunteers, who seem 
quite comfortable and pleased with the 
change. Many of the old guests have al- 
ready left, and others are preparing to 
leave. Several new guests have also ar- 
rived having been attracted by the notice 
in the supplement, which, by the way, I 
think is a masterpiece. I find great trouble 
to get the poor used to cleanliness. I had 
to call in the police this morning to 
straighten a rough fellow, who claimed the 
right to lay in bed with his boots on and 
spit tobacco juice all over the walls. He 
would not listen to reason and thought he 
had as much right as anyone. He inten- 
ded to occupy that room and it was no- 
body's business what he done. The police 
took him off; they know him to be a hard 
case. Most of our poor are willing to do 
right. Jac is a first-rate hand at watching, 
he spied several articles going off, that 
were likely intended to be sold for whis- 



key or tobacco. The guilty ones ran off. 
Your patient of yesterday evening is get- 
ting along quite well. Your prescription 
had the desired effect. I have reserved 
the best rooms for the paying guests, as by 
the name co-operative. I understand that 
the hotel shall, as near as possible, pay its 
own expenses by the aid of the volunteer 
help. I will limit myself to this in dealing 
out charity hereafter. Please send me any 
further instructions that you may have to 
give. Yours truly, Eal, clerk. 

Dr, Dott to John Park. A capital man, 
that I believe. He seems to understand 
his business. I will write him a few lines. 
Dear Sir : 

You are doing well, go on doing so. 
Those bills are rather high, but I enclose 
checks to pay them. Engage teachers to 
instruct the poor to make themselves use- 
ful at anything that can be done at the 
hotel, and act on the notice that is given 
in regard to cooking and housekeeping in 
the supplement, where it speaks of the 
hotel. Report again if I do not come soon. 
Yours truly, Dott. 

Dr. Dott to John Park. Please write 
your checks to pay these bills. My pocket 
book is used up already. If we do not look 
out, we will soon run short. 

John Dark. Never mind, doctor, I would 
not give the farm now for all the money I 
have, if I could not get another one like 
it. Here you have a few blank checks. 
My bankers have orders to honor any 
check signed by you. Here are the bills 
and checks to pay them. 

Dr. Dott to Jac. Now, Jac, take this to 
Mr. Eal. I will come to see you as soon as 
possible. I hope things will run smoother 
in a day or two. [Pats Jac on v the back.] 
Brave boy, I need not remind you of your 
duties. Take a lot of these supplements and 
distribute them to every one about the hotel 
that is able to read, so that all may learn 
our views and plans and act accordingly. 

Jac leaves, saying : I will keep my 
eyes open. 

Dr. Dott. Now let us attend to these 
men here. The captain ought to be back 
soon. 

Enter Captain, to Dr. Dott. All right, 
doctor, send on your men, I will show them 
the way, and set them to work. There 
shall be no more dirty streets as long as 
there are willing hands to clean them. I 
have hired all the contractors outfit for 
one weeks trial. My friend York will take 
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JOHN PARK AND DR. DOTT'S DOINGS. 



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stable, and all is to be as cheap as can be 
had anywhere in the city. 

Dr. Dott. That is a sensible arrange 
meat for the present. We will soon find 
out what is best in this work, if we do 
blunder a little in the start. Now call in 
all the men. 

Enter a large number of men. Dr. Doit 
says : All those who are willing to work 
cleaning the streets under the captains 
directions here, and under the conditions 
as promised in the supplement, which I 
suppose you all read, may go with the 
captain, who will issue to all that con- 
duct themselves well, a ticket which en- 
titles them to a good home at our hotel. 
This is fully supplied with help and so I 
cannot furnish any other work just now 
than street cleaning. Join in all hands, 
we want to close up here and open office 
at the hotel. [To the captain :] Please 
send me the number of men that you issue 
tickets to, so that I may make prepara- 
tions to board them at the hotel ) I shall 
also order them the necessary things to 
make them appear neat and clean when 
off work, and make them comfortable. 

Captain. I will, sir. Join in all hands. 
[All leave together. ] 

Enter Miss Poe, says to Dr. Dott, good- 
day Mr. Argument, and to John Park, 
good-day Mr. Troubles. If you gentlemen 
have not upset all my nice calculations, 1 
don't know. What on earth do you mean ? 

Dr. Dott. What is the matter Miss Poe, 
what has happened ? I don't understand 
you. 

Miss Poe. In the first place, our party 
at the hotel was broken up by you, we 
were made too busy packing up that night, 
to have time for party, and the way you 
disposed of all them nice things that were 
intended for our supper, has indeed made 
that question in regard to that double dose 
of pills quite superfluous ; then the awk- 
ward new servants, the crying of babies all 
night, and the general excitement was 
enough to bring one out of temper. Such 
scenes I never witnessed. I am just on 
my way to find new lodgings. I cannot 
live with cripples, beggars and crying 
babies. 

John Park. Have they really hurt you 
in any way, Miss Poe ? I would be very 
sorry indeed. 

Miss Poe. I do not mean that, but you 
know it would not be genteel to stay at 
such a place. 

Dr. Dott. I am really sorry that you 
want to leave us, Miss Poe. I think you 

3 



might aid us a good deal in our enterprise ; 
and a little plainer fare and less waiting 
on, would be good for you. All these poor 
women will need instruction in sewing and 
general housework, and you might do a 
great deal of good in teaching them. You 
have plenty of spare time I am sure. 

John Park. I am of the same opinion, 
indeed, I hope you will accept this pro- 
position, Miss Poe. 

Miss Poe. I do not understand cooking 
nor housework. I never done the like and 
you know it, Dr. Dott. I never had time 
for such things, one has to learn so much 
grammar, music, drawing, french, &c, that 
there is really no time for cooking and 
housework. That is what the servants 
are for, and then the parties have to be 
attended to, a person don't want to be 
a house drudge all the time ; but aside of 
all this, I am too fidgety among such a 
crowd as you have at the hotel. Their 
manners are too rough, and there are those 
things that creep you know, and the cry- 
ing babies and so on. 

Dr. Dott. All this is being changed 
fast. I hope you do not see them again, 
dirty ragged and hungry as they came in. 
Don't they look clean and comfortable, 
after they have gone through the bath and 
been comfortably clothed and generally 
attended to ? This I ordered for all. 

Miss Poe. That is all very well, but 
their manners don't change in one day. 

Dr. Dott. Remember that many a noble 
heart and able mind dwells in poor people. 
I am sure some of them will cut a better 
figure, after they have nice clothes on them, 
than many a one that has riches in plenty 
but a worn out sickly body. 

Miss Poe. That is so, but I shall have 
to change my lodgings anyway; what 
would my friends say if I stayed ? They 
would not look at me any more. 

Dr. Dott. You will soon win new and 
better friends. 

Mr. Park. I agree with the doctor there. 
I know one friend you have won already. 

Miss Poe. I am much interested in your 
enterprise. I read the supplement over 
and over again, just because I liked it, and 
heartily wish you all success, but I can- 
not help you any. Somehow I don't feel 
so very gay to-day. Whom am I to go to 
now for medicine, for Dr. Dott has so 
much to do now, that he cannot attend to 
any patients. I really hate all the other 
doctors I know of, for they have nothing 
but a lot of scientific talk and bitter mix- 
tures, no sound advice and pleasant face 



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like T always found with you, doctor. In- 
deed, I come to look on you now almost 
as my grandpa, who certainly could not 
mean any better with me than you do. 

Dr. Doit. I shall always be willing to 
give you my advice, whenever you will be 
willing to obey it. There is no doctor any- 
where, that can do you any good, unless 
you avoid those fashionable parties, and 
go at some more healthy exercise rather 
than lace so tight and dress so fashionable, 
but certainly not very comfortable or 
suitable for health. 

Miss Doe. I know those parties always 
destroy all my good resolutions. One is 
obliged to eat, drink and dress there, ac- 
cording to fashion, if one don't want to be 
looked down upon. 

Dr. Dott. I will give you an invitation 
to our party in a day or two. I am sure 
it shall not disagree with you. You shall 
there be at' ease to obey all rules that pru- 
dence imposes upon us all, if we want our 
health. Nobody shall press you to eat, 
drink, or dress any more than you ought 
to, and if things are not fancy, they shall 
at least be good. 

Miss Doe. That will be a genuine tem- 
perance party, I know it. But I will come, 
if only for the novelty of the thing. Good- 
day, gentlemen, I shall likely call on you 
again soon. [Leaves.] 

John Dark. I am afraid, doctor, that we 
will soon have no other boarders at the 
hotel than the poor, if they all think like 
Miss Poe. 

Dr. Dott. We will not be long without 
boarders. People will soon find out where 
they get the best for their money. We 
can furnish good accommodations for near- 
ly half the price usually charged. You 
see we can buy in large quantities for 
cash, and then there is the farm produce, 
which will all come useful. And then see 
how far it will go to give employment and 
to help the needy at the same time. Of 
course we cannot expect the patronage of 
the extravagant and fastidious, and we do 
not want it, but there are plenty other 
people that will patronize us. As we are 
alone now, I have a nice chance to have a 
little private talk with you. [Locks the 
door] seriously. I really believe you are 
in love with Miss Poe, be honest now, I 
want to counsel a little with you, if your 
love has not blinded you yet. 

John Dark. I must own that I love to 
look at her, she is such a splendid woman. 

Dr. Dott. But I can tell you, that she 
will never make a man like you happy for 



any length of time. You don't want a 
wife for a plaything alone, do you? The 
honey-moon does not last forever, and her 
beauty is more artificial than real. You 
are only too inexperienced to see it. We 
will not talk about her beauty now, there 
are other things to look at. What is it 
that nourishes and sustains that love and 
esteem which we feel towards a wife, or 
ought to at least ? It is real worth, her 
utility, her ability to anticipate every one 
of our wishes and watch and work for us 
as only a loving wife can ; that is what 
makes her indispensable to us, so that her 
loss is enough to drive one to distraction. 
We cannot expect such things from ser- 
vants ) they do not feel that interest that 
a wife has, their work may be good, they 
may respect us and try to please us, but 
they have other thoughts, they do not la- 
bor for love, their love runs in another di- 
rection. It often happens that a servant 
steals the affections of the husband towards 
the wife, simply because she may prove 
herself more useful and better able to 
please her master. Such spectacles are 
plenty and very sorry ones ; then the ser- 
vant soon becomes impudent and terrible 
scenes generally follow. Miss Poe is used 
to servants, you cannot expect much from 
her, she is not healthy nor able, and be- 
yond that age now where one loves to 
learn. If we do not continually make our- 
selves agreeable and useful, love soon turns 
into indifference or worse. Of course you 
do not want to make a slave of your wife; 
but let me tell you, it takes a healthy, ro- 
bust, able and willing woman to hold the 
love of a man like you. Who can cook and 
arrange your room and wardrobe, and 
save you all these petty annoyances of 
missing buttons, slippers, etc., so well as 
a true wife? Without health there is no 
lasting pleasure, even love and affection 
die out in long and protracted disease 
or continual ailing. Disease may strike 
down the strongest, as was the case with 
my wife ; such we cannot avoid, but we 
can avoid to fasten ourselves to a sickly 
woman from the start, which never can 
expect to enjoy real health. I pity Miss 
Poe from the bottom of my heart; and I 
know you do too. The fault lays in her 
education ; she might be a happy girl, fit 
to make any man happy, but instead, she 
is suffering the consequences of the bad 
judgement of her parents and friends, and 
has the weakness to give away to fashion, 
when she should go according to prudence. 
Miss Poe now only finds some relief from 



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her ailings in her natural gayety, and the 
artificial excitement temporarily produced 
by those so-called pleasures, but which 
wear out both body and mind in a short 
time and lead to an early grave. Her con- 
stitution cannot be kept up long by such 
means. She is past curing now and she 
knows it, she is naturally a good hearted 
girl, but fell into bad or foolish company. 
Or do you want to marry her out of pity ? 

John Park. I will have to give up Miss 
Poe then, the same as I did Mary. 

Dr. Dott. It will not be near so hard 
for you now. You do not even know yet 
whether she really likes you. You could 
not help feeling the loss of Mary severely, 
fur you knew she loved you, you had be- 
come attached to her through a long court- 
ship and were engaged ; but I hope you 
will not take Miss Poe so much to heart. 
There are plenty other women, that pos- 
sess all those qualities necessary to make 
you happy. Many bloom in silence ; we 
can easily find one. What do you say if 
we advertise again ? You know that you 
got acquainted with Mary first by adver- 
tising, and then found out afterwards that 
it took more money to go to house-keeping 
with, than both of you had, and to hunt 
that you went to California. 

John Park. All-right, doctor, I always 
liked the idea of advertisting for a wife. 
One gets acquainted quicker, and don't 
need to find out first if they really want to 
marry or not. You know I am not very 
forward at talking, and we can put in all 
the qualities that are required* Of course 
I will have to give a fair description of my- 
self also, so that they will not expect too 
much or too little. I hope we will find 
one as good as Mary was. 

Dr. Dott. It is not likely that any will 
call, who are not satisfied that they can 
fill the bill. One that does not think well 
of herself is not likely to be worth much ; 
and then we can soon see what they can 
do in the kitchen and household, if any 
should want to try joking. It will not be 
hard to find out their true character, when 
one has the money to get information with 
from detectives. 

John Park. I mean to bear sifting also, 
and in making a contract of that kind, it is 
best to be careful, as you used to say. I 
am here reminded most forcibly of the 
happy days I passed at your home. Never 
since have I seen such pure pleasure, and 
such sincere affection in any other family. 
It is true, I did not have many chances, 
but I did see many unhappy marriages, 



and I must submit to the force of your ai*- 
guments in all particulars. The little song, 
you used to sing, while rocking the baby 
to sleep, comes to my mind at the thought 
of your happy family. I have not forgot- 
ten it yet. [Sings :] 

Baby clear you look so bright, 

Cheer your parents ;day and night; 

For our duty, patience trying, 

Baby pays for with his crying, 

Alternating with a smile, 

Baby, baby smiles so fine. 

Alternating with a smile, 

Baby, l>aby smiles so fine. 
[Tears roll down Dr. Dott's cheeks, 
awakened by this memento of his chil- 
dren.] He says: let us go to business. 
[He writes and reads :] 

Wanted — A Wife. 

A healthy, honest' young man, 28 years 
old, with good common education, good 
habits, pleasant appearance, good temper 
and abundant means to support a wife in 
comfort, wishes to make the acquaintance 
of a lady of about 25 years, with a view to 
matrimony. The lady applying must be 
healthy, of a generous and amiable dispo- 
sition, must have good common sense, be 
honest, possess a good knowledge of house- 
keeping generally and be willing to bring 
her abilities into play. None but such 
being able to answer the above description 
fully, and conscious of being able to make 
a good wife to a kind husband need ap- 
ply. Dr. Dott of Park's Co-operative ho- 
tel, will vouch for the sincerity of the ad- 
vertiser, and introduce any that may an- 
swer, to a private interview with the ad- 
vertiser. 

John Park. That is splendid, and I am 
gladthat you take that responsibility your- 
self. It will help wonderfully to inspire 
confidence and to bring applicants. I shall 
muster up all my courage to stand the 
siege successfully. 

Dr. Dott. It shall appear then in the 
next issue, so as to bring you off of your 
nettles as quick as possible ; now let us 
go and open our office at the hotel. I ex- 
pect there will be plenty of work there. 
I shall give up this office here ; both of us 
better make our home at the hotel, so as 
to be handy to our place of business and to 
overlook things better. [Both leave, clos- 
ing the door behind them.] 



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JOHN PARK AND DR. DOTT'S DOINGS. 



FIFTH SCENE. 

AT THE CHARITY OFFICE OF 
THE HOTEL. 

Time : Several days after the end of the 
fourth scene. Present : Dr. Dott, John 
Park and Jac. 

Enter 1st Applicant, whom Dr. Dott 
begs to be seated. Dr. Dott says : What 
can we do for you, sir ? 

1st Applicant says : Inspired with con- 
fidence by reading your supplement and 
the New York Argument, I call upon you 
to help us carry on the Seminary for 
christian young ladies and gentlemen, of 
which I have the honor to be principal. 

Dr. Dott. May I know why your semi- 
nary is not self-sustaining ? 

Applicant. The number of our paying 
members is insufficient to pay all necessary 
expenses, but we would like to continue 
in raising the standard of education of our 
sons and daughters. 

Dr. Dott. A praiseworthy object; what 
branches do you teach ? 

Applicant. All the higher branches, in- 
cluding old and modern languages, history, 
music and many other accomplishments. 

Dr. Dott. Is your seminary public or 
sectarian ? 

Applicant. Sectarian. 

Dr. Dott. I consider it my duty to help 
every needy child or adult to attend the 
public schools with regularity and com- 
fort, until they have acquired the essen- 
tials of a good education. There are many 
who cannot buy books and decent clothes, 
and have not the time to go to school, for 
they are compelled to labor for a living. 
I will not rest until every sufficiently ad- 
vanced scholar of our public schools is in- 
structed in the laws of our land, and those 
of nature and health, for can we require 
from people the knowledge of our laws, 
unless such an opportunity is provided 
for ? Would not such reading be much 
better than the many silly stories often 
contained in school-books ? Poverty and 
so-called misfortune often spring from ig- 
norance of nature's laws, and in educating, 
our aim should be to teach the most use- 
ful before the ornamental. Whatever aid 
I would give you, would leave that much 
less for others much more needy. I shall 
give and work wherever I can do the most 
good. Your pupils are advanced scholars 
and can get along much better without 
their latin and music, than the many poor 
without the rudiments of an education, and 



these are often obtained under terrible dif- 
ficulties. I have seen many a mother who 
would do with less to eat and wear, and 
overwork herself to give her child a 
chance to go to school. Where could 
time and money be better applied than to 
furnish such noble mothers the means to 
accomplish this sacred task, without giv- 
ing away, as it were, their own lives. I 
do not expect to furnish people the means 
of an ornamental education, while so many 
are in want of the essentials. 

Good day, sir. [Applicant leaves.] 

Dr. Dott. Next in order. 

Enter 2d Applicant, saying: I am in 
great trouble and came to see if you would 
help me. 

Dr. Dott. Let me hear your wishes and 
be honest and frank. 

Applicant. I am living with my wife 
and two sick children in a large and 
crowded tenement-house. I have been 
working all along in a factory, and 
barely earned enough to keep us alive. 
My wife got worn out by long watching ; 
our neighbors helped us as much as they 
could ; they are all poor people. As the 
children were much worse yesterday I 
stayed one day from my work, to help my 
wife take care of them, and when I came 
this morning to the factory my place was 
filled by another man. I am discharged ; 
my poor children and wife are suffering, 
and I have no money to buy even the 
barest necessities. The landlord has been 
after the rent and is inexorable. Last 
month I sold what furniture we could 
spare to pay the rent, and now I have no 
more to sell, not even anything to live on. 
I am willing to work at anything that I 
can get, but I must beg for my sick chil- 
dren, they are suffering and cannot live 
much longer unless I get help. 

Dr. Dott. Have you a physician attend- 
ing them ? 

Applicant. Not now, sir, he left when 
I could pay him no longer. 

Dr. Dott to Jac. You go with this man 
to Dr. Moore and tell him to attend to this 
man's children at our expense, and to leave 
nothing undone that will help to make 
them comfortable; but first go to the 
kitchen and take along some provisions, 
enough to last for a few days. And you, 
my good man, don't be afraid to call again 
for anything you may need. Stay at home 
and help your wife take care of the chil- 
dren ; and then, after they are sufficiently 
well to spare you, come to me for work, 
if you do not engage yourself otherwise. 



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In regard to the rent, you may send that 
flinty landlord to me, I will pay him and 
have a talk with him. 

Applicant. I am so glad and thankful 
that words will not express it. I had al- 
ready tried to rent another place and 
move, but, wherever I went, they wanted 
the rent in advance, and so I expected to 
be thrown on the street. [Leaves]. 

3d Applicant [tipsy]. I would like a 
few dimes, family is starving, awful starv- 
ing. 

Dr. Doit. You are too tipsy to know 
what you are doing. [Calls a porter and 
says to him] : Take this man to bed, and 
see that he does himself no harm. If he 
should become too troublesome turn him 
over to the police. If he goes to sleep 
bring him to me again when he is sober. 
[Porter takes applicant along with him.] 

John Park. That man looks as though 
he had passed through a great deal of 
trouble. 

Dr. Dott. Maybe we can find out when 
he is sober. He needs a good lecture and 
a friend to help him out of the evil ways 
he has entered upon. He looks intelligent 
and may yield to good counsel. 

4th Applicant I represent a Working- 
men's Protective Association. All our 
men have been on a strike for eight hours 
labor for some time. On this account and 
through sickness, mainly caused by un- 
healthy dwellings and labor, our once flour- 
ishing treasury is now bankrupt, and 
many of our members suffer for the neces- 
sities of life. Could you not help us in 
some way, we are all willing to work at 
anything rather than for the hard old 
bosses. 

Dr. Dott. I think it would have been 
better if you had worked on, saved your 
money and when you had enough, started 
a co-operative establishment in opposition, 
or bought out the boss, then you would 
soon have found out how far you could 
have suited your own ideas and if you 
could compete successfully with labor at 
other places. As long as there are other 
people willing to work ten or more hours 
for same wages, all other things being 
equal, they will kill the eight hour estab- 
lishments, or wages must be reduced. It is 
best to exhaust all candid arguments before 
risking such uncertain measures. If all 
men believed like me there would be no 
strikes. I believe in letting the laborer 
have a share in the profits, and I would 
consult him whenever practicable, and be 
as indulgent as compatible with justice and 



prudence. Man is apt to become proud, 
selfish and oppressive, and then difficulties 
arise which cannot be settled in peace. 
Eeal intelligence and oppression are in- 
compatible, and wisdom is always modest 
and lenient, until forbearance ceases to be 
a virtue. All of you may join our street 
cleaning squad, and the sick and needy 
may draw their rations from our hotel 
store-room and shall be well provided for. 
Y ou may call on me for anything else that 
is needed. [Hands him some supplements, 
saying] : Distribute them freely amongst 
your men, so that all may undertand our 
ideas. 

Applicant. Thank you, sir. The supple- 
ment has been read with great pleasure at 
our society's hall, and these will be often 
read and well preserved. Most of our 
men are mechanics, and perhaps would 
not like to clean streets; they could do 
more profitable work. 

Dr. Dott. We have nothing else to do 
just now. Our factories which are in 
course of erection will soon give you more 
suitable employment, and perhaps teach 
your bosses a lesson. Your men are al- 
ways at liberty to go whenever they will. 
I would not be ashamed to clean streets 
myself, and they will not be expected to 
do anything, which I would not do. We 
want to attend to the most needy first and 
encourage no idleness ; if we are imposed 
upon in our works of charity, the needy 
ones will be cheated out of what would go 
to them. Our means, although large, are 
limited. 

Applicant. I shall make my report to 
the society, and am much obliged to you 
for your offer. We will give you no cause 
to regret what you may do for us, but in 
contrary, all our energies shall be directed 
to aid you in your laudable enterprise. 
[Leaves]. 

John Park. I see there are plenty of 
chances to use money. 

Dr Dott. We will soon be ready to em- 
ploy more laborers ; we must help these 
people in some way; we cannot allow 
them to suffer, because their bosses will 
not do their duty ; as long as they are wil- 
ling to work, there is no danger of our 
supplies being exhausted. I will look out 
for that. 

5th Applicant [a lady deeply veiled, a 
child on her arm, says] : I came to see 
Mr. Park. 

[John Park seems to know that voice 
and looks at her in bewilderment.] 



JOHN PARK AND DR. DOTT'S DOINGS. 



Dr. Dott. Are you not the lady I pre- 
scribed for a few nights ago ? 

Lady. Yes sir; and I am very much 
obliged to you. I recovered very quick. 
I am Mary Ark. 

John Park [jumps up and looking at her 
exclaims] : O, Mary, is that really you ; I 
know it is — there is the ring I gave you. 
O, that I never had seen that Kate. Mary 
you look pale; sit down here; I am so 
glad you did not die with the cholera as 
Kate told me. 

Mary Ark. I am so glad that you still 
know me. So Kate said that I was dead ; 
she never was a good friend of mine and 
likely wished I was dead. 

John Park. I can see now why she said 
so. But never mind, things are not so 
bad yet as they might be. [looking at the 
child] : Is that your child, Mary ? 

Mary Ark. Yes, Mr. Park, I despaired 
of ever seeing you again. Mr. Harsh, our 
former hotel-clerk, is the father. He has 
since deserted me and drank himself to 
death. I supported myself and child with 
washing and needlework, but lately my 
eyes failed, and I have since subsisted on 
charity. I have been at your hotel for 
several days and am so thankful to you. 

John Park. And why did you not call 
on me at once ? O, had I but seen you, 
but then I would not have known you, un- 
less I had heard your voice, for I believed 
you dead. 

Mary Ark. I could hardly muster up 
courage enough to make myself known to 
you, now since you got so wealthy. But 
the reading of the supplement inspired me 
with confidence. I longed to speak to you 
so much. 

John Park. You must have suffered ter- 
ribly and all through Kates fault. But 
may be she really believed what she said. 
In cholera time people die fast, and people 
do not go so much to funerals and to look 
at the dead. We will never part again, 
Mary, will we ? [Mary nods assent]. But 
you must have better care now, your eyes 
want attending to. In the excitement I 
had forgotten, that Dr. Dott is so near. 
Doctor, what is the best to do with Mary's 
eyes ? now do your very best. We must 
have them eyes all-right again. 

Dr. Dott [looks at Mary's eyes and then 
says] : Eest is all them eyes need, I be- 
lieve. They have been overtaxed, and 
will soon regain their strength again. A 
little cologne in the washwater frequently 
applied, and a little fresh lard at night 
may help materially to reduce the little 



inflammation, provided she don't go to 
crying now with joy, as I think we all 
have reason to. I am really surprised at 
this turn of things. ? 

John Park [calls the matron of the hotel 
and says to her] : Mary here wants good 
nursing and I will be obliged to you if you 
will see that she does not want for any- 
thing ; her every wish shall 'be attended 
to. [John Park takes the child from 
Mary's lap and pets it, and then says] : It 
looks just like its mother, and Mary will 
soon be herself again, wont she, doctor ; 
nothing the worse, but a few years older. 

Dr. Dott. There is nothing to hinder 
it. The matron will see that she is well 
attended to. All she needs iff rest and 
good care, and the color will soon return 
to her pale cheeks. 

John Park aside to the matron. Mary 
is my betrothed. You see that she gets 
some nice clothes. [Hands her his pocket- 
book.] I want to have her look well 
again right fast. Now be good to her, I 
will not forget you. 

John Park to Mary. Now, Mary, go 
with the matron here and rest yourself 
and take good care of that baby, for I love 
it the same as its mother. [Mary and ma? 
tron leave.] 

John Park to Dr. Dott. We will make 
up now with pleasures for past troubles. 
How quick things will take a turn some- 
times. 

Dr. Dott I hardly know what to say 
to all this. She is certainly the same 
Mary. But what are we to do in regard 
to that advertisement now, if any one 
calls ? I suppose it is no use to talk to 
you about anybody but Mary now. 

[Here a lady enters and hands Dr. Dott 
a little enveloped note.] 

Dr. Dott reads : I come to answer your 
marriage advertisement. Could I get an 
introduction to the advertiser ? 

Dr. Dott [looks perplexed at John, then 
begs the lady to be seated, and says aside 
to John] : This is an awful dilemma. 
She could not come at a worse time. 

John Park. You will either have to mar- 
ry her yourself or find her another hus- 
band, that is all you can do. I am out now. 
[Leaves.] 

Dr. Dott [takes a seat alongside the 
lady and says] : Have you well weighed 
all the different requirements, and think 
that you can fill them all ? You must ex- 
cuse my exaction, for I have to be par- 
ticular. 

Lady. I am not afraid to bear the 



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strictest inquiry in all, and as I am not 
afraid to appear myself, I hope to get an 
introduction to the gentleman, whose ad- 
vertisement, I must confess, has really at- 
tracted my fancy. There can be no harm 
in that, I hope. 

Dr. Dott. Not at all, but I better own 
at once that our young man is supplied 
already. He accidentally met his long 
lost first love, not five minutes ago, and a 
marriage, I think, is already decided on. 
He had been wrongly informed of her 
death ; in that way he became a candidate 
again. 

Lady. I am always glad, when true 
hearts meet ; but a little disappointed, I 
must acknowledge. 

Dr. Dott. That is proof of a noble heart 
in yourself. Had we not better reverse 
that advertisement now ; with your per- 
mission, I should be glad to advertise 
for you free of charge. Perhaps we can 
thereby make your call successful in its 
object in the end. I hope you know Dr. 
Dott to be strictly reliable. I want to 
make good this disappointment, if I can. 

Lady. I have read your supplement 
with much pleasure, and am really glad 
to have made the acquaintance of its 
author. I can see no harm in accepting 
your proposition. I suppose the young 
man who just left was the advertiser. 

Dr. Dott. Yes, ma'am, Mr. Park, the 
owner of this hotel, and my intimate 
friend. I am so glad that you accept my 
proposition. It will help me out of this 
dilemma. May I have the pleasure to know 
your name ? 

Lady. Mary Home of Home Farm. 

Dr. Dott. The daughter of my friend 
Home, that is quite a surprise to me ! 

Mary Home. You seem to know father. 

Dr. Dott. Indeed I do, we have been 
strong friends for several years, and he 
knows me like a book; but I did not 
know his daughter Mary ; he told me that 
she was in Illinois somewhere, helping her 
uncle to take care of a large hotel. He 
was here only a few days ago, and never 
mentioned that his daughter had come 
home. Have you no message from him 
for me ? 

Mary Home. Father does not know 
yet that I am so near; for I never in- 
formed him that I was coming. I took a 
notion all at once to see my folks at home. 
The supplement fell accidentally into my 
hands, while in the cars this morning, and 
also the advertisement, and as I imagined 
to possibly find my ideal of a husband in 



the advertiser, I resolved to try at once 
before going home. 

Dr. Dott. I am really glad you did so, 
I have thus had the pleasure to make 
your acquaintance. You will find a very 
great change at your father's farm. He 
has sold out to Mr. Park, and intends to 
move to the city as soon as we can find a 
suitable man to relieve him. 

Mary Home. I am sorry he did so. He 
will have hard work to find as comfortable 
a home in the city as at the farm. He 
never mentioned anything of the kind in 
his last letter of about a week ago. 

Dr. Dott. He did not know himself 
then; but he wanted to sell for some time. 

Miss Home. I must go to see him at 
once ; I long to see all my folks again 
after so long an absence, and I like to see 
how astonished they will be at my arrival, 
it will be a perfect surprise. 

Dr. Dott. I am sure to have that ad- 
vertisement appear to suit in the morning. 
I will take all responsibility. I would 
really like to make your visit successful 
in its object if possible. 

Mary Home. It can do no harm, as I 
have not the pleasure to be acquainted 
with any one that might possibly answer 
for a husband, for I am very particular in 
that respect. I am sure that as I have 
been taking care of my uncle's hotel, I 
can also take care of a smaller place. I 
am getting to old now to joke any, and as 
you have become my confident already 
and are father's friend, I know that I may- 
trust you in this matter. You may let me 
know by letter, if anybody should apply 
for an interview ; this is rather a secret, 
you know. 

Dr. Dott. I will do as you say. Please 
tell your father to come to our party to- 
morrow night. I shall expect him with his 
whole family, and Miss Mary in par- 
ticular. 

Mary Home. Thank you, Doctor. I 
will tell him, and you may count on me 
sure. [Leaves.] 

Enter John Dark. Who knows what will 
come out of this advertisement yet. I 
see you had quite a talk with the nice lady. 

Dr. Dott. You must have been listen- 
ing, you rascal, you. She is Mr. Home's 
daughter Mary ; this is the first time I saw 
her. Who knows ? She is a noble woman. 
It is quite a surprise for me ;' my age is be- 
ginning to be oppressive to me for the first 
time. I wish it was to-morrow night, and 
I were a little younger. 

John Park [consolingly]. She is not so 



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JOHN PARK AND DR. DOTT'S DOINGS. 



very young herself. She can't be much 
short of thirty. There is not too much 
difference in years, and it seems to me 
you look ten years younger since this 
interview. 

Dr. Dott. Tou flatterer, you. I remem- 
ber now of hearing Mr. Home say, that his 
Mary was thirty already about six months 
ago. She would have been older than 
you anyway. 

John Park. Tou see how well I can 
guess. There is a real good chance for 
you, doctor. I know she likes you; a 
woman don't talk to a man like she did, 
unless she likes him. It would have been 
a hard time for me to stand her inqui- 
sition. She seems to be awful particular 
and she says so. You will suit her better. 

Dr. Dott. I am afraid she only admires 
in me the supplement, but I must at- 
tend to the next applicant. 

Enter 6th Applicant. I wish to have 
this advertisement inserted in your paper. 
[Hands Dr. Dott copy.] Your manager 
refused to insert it in this shape, and I 
came to appeal to you ; this same adver- 
tisement is in nearly every paper in the 
whole state. 

Dr. Dott reads the advertisement and 
then says. I cannot put this in, because 
others do so. You say here, that this cough 
medicine which you recommend, is the 
best that is made, and, in fact, the only 
really good and scientifically prepared 
cough medicine. Then you go on and say, 
that others and imitations of your medi- 
cine are sold, but call all such mere vile 
decoctions intended to deceive people. 
You say such are without any merit, yours 
alone will cure every cough, no matter of 
how long standing. Now mister, I would 
like to know how you can swear to this, 
and you have to do that before it can be 
inserted. Don't you know that the same 
cough medine will not cure all coughs if 
ever so good. That what cures once, will 
not cure always, that one cough is different 
from another, and that one constitution 
can bear, what another cannot. Don't 
you know, that you cannot put up any 
medicine so bad, that it may not prove 
useful to some, nor so good that it will 
suit all cases, and that many very valuable 
proprietary cough mixtures are sold daily 
besides yours. I call such words as are 
in your advertisement malicious, selfish 
falsehoods, and such cannot appear in our 
columns. Our manager is right in refusing 
it as it is. You will have to remodel it 
and bring it down to reason. You may 



recommend your medicine as much as you 
can conscientiously under oath. Can you 
do that in this shape ? 

Applicant. Well, then I will throw out 
all you object to. The columns of the 
Argument are too valuable for advertising 
to leave it out altogether. 

Dr. Dott. Gro to our manager, he knows 
our invariable rules, and will do all I 
would. 

[Applicant leaves looking very per- 
plexed.] 

John Park. That fellow cannot believe, 
that money cannot buy us for anything 
that is not truthful and not just* 

Dr. Dott. People will not expect nor 
offer such things any more, when we once 
get fairly to work to annihilate all injus- 
tice and misrepresentations of whatever 
nature. 

8th Applicant. I am out of a job, sir, 
and I read in your advertisement, that I 
could get work here. 

Dr. Dott. Have you a family, sir ? 

Applicant. No, sir, I am all alone in 
this wicked world. 

Dr. Dott. "What makes you think this 
world so wicked ? 

Applicant. I have a long story to tell 
you, sir. A few nights ago I was passing 
quietly along the street, when suddenly I 
was knocked down, and before I knew 
what hurt me I was robbed of my pocket- 
book and watch. I recovered from the 
blow just time enough to see some fellows 
run off. I found a policeman and told 
him what had happened, but I never heard 
any more from my money nor from the 
robbers; I have the marks of the blow 
still left on my forehead. As all my 
money was stolen, I had to make some 
more to live on, and asked at a big bug's 
house on Fifth Avenue for a job. The 
man was just getting out of his carriage. 
I told him my story and he set me to work 
carrying and piling up a big pile of brick 
he had in the yard, from one side to the 
other. I done the job faithfully, he paid 
me and 1 asked him for more work. He 
told me if I wanted more I might carry 
all the brick back again, to where they 
were first. I asked him what use there 
was in that. Said he, just to give you 
work ; what's the difference to you, so I 
pay you for it. Said I, I don't exactly like 
to do useless work, and wear out my hands 
and clothes to get an appetite, which is too 
big already. Can't you give me a job 
where there is some good use in ? I will 
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handle them. Said he roughly, I want 
you to do what I tell you. Said I, it would 
be better to set me to work cleaning the 
street, or watching that the house don't 
catch fire. By this time the fellow got hot 
and said, you piece of impudence, get out 
and never show your face here again. I 
have no use for the likes of you. Said I 
calmly, it is no use to get mad ; as he was 
getting ready to run me off with a brick, I 
left him, saying : may be you will find your, 
level some day. I suppose the fellow got 
mad because he thought, that I might teach 
him something. If all laboring men were 
like me, such fellows as him would have 
to do their own work, or starve, for I 
would not do a lick for one like him. If 
I did, I think I would be encouraging 
pride and tyranny, and now I am just a 
little curious to know your own private 
opinion of the matter, whether I am right, 
or he. 

Dr. Dott. You are right undoubtedly, 
sir. I would have done the same in your 
place. In furnishing the people with labor, 
I consider it my duty to make such labor 
as useful and agreeable to perform, as I 
reasonably can, and if I did not know this, 
I would not get mad at being told; the 
fellow must have known himself, that it 
would have been better to clean the street, 
than to do useless work and damaging to 
the brick. The earth is large and there 
is plenty of room for useful labor any- 
where. It would be no trouble to me to 
find useful employment for every honest 
man living, if I had the means and they 
were willing to work, we might have a 
perfect paradise, compared with what it is 
now, where about one-half lives in idle- 
ness on the other half s labor. That man 
likely never worked himself and never 
troubles himself about the rights of work- 
ingmen. Perhaps he was taught these 
queer notions he has, and as he does not 
see much other society than the likes of 
him, he will never know better. He thinks 
he knows all. If that man wants anything, 
you may bet he will have it, even if some- 
body else has to suffer. Now, as you spoke 
about street cleaning, that is about the 
only job that I can put you at just now. 
You know it will improve the looks of the 
street, and be more healthy and comfor- 
table for all that pass them. 

Applicant I will go to work cheerfully. 
If I was made for better work, you will 
soon find it out. I know that I can trust 
to a man like you. 

Dr. Dott Well then. You may report 
4 



to the captain of the street cleaning squad. 
Any policeman can tell where they are at 
work, they keep each other posted on the 
whereabouts of the squad, so as to know 
where they are in case of need. Yester- 
day the whole squad proved themselves 
very useful in helping the police to dis- 
perse a disorderly mob, and make arrests. 
[Applicant leaves.] 

[Enter messenger, hands Dr. Dott a 
note.] Dr. Dott reads: The board of street 
commissioners has passed an unanimous 
resolution to pay Dr. Dott his whole ex- 
pense of the men engaged by him in street 
cleaning, provided such expense be not 
more than is ordinarily paid by contract 
for similar labor performed. A vote of 
thanks to the men in the squad, for their 
aid in helping the police to perform their 
duty, where they would otherwise not 
have been able to do any good, was also 
passed unanimously ; and the police have 
orders to read both resolutions before the 
men of the squad and to thank them speci- 
ally in the name of the city. 

Yours most respectfully 

Mayor. 

Dr. Dott. This is cheering news for 
once. It will give a new impulse to my 
energies, and cheer up the men too* 
People like to see their services recog- 
nized. It will not cost the city half as 
much as ordinarily, and I have the satis- 
faction to know that the money of the 
city will do more good this time than it 
used to. There is a big difference in the 
way money is spent, and the good or bad 
it does. A big difference, if it goes to 
clothe and feed the poor, or to the race- 
course, gambling-hell or worse places; 
whether spent for luxuries and extra- 
vagances, or necessaries and the most use- 
ful improvements. [To messenger.] Tell 
the mayor, that I am very much obliged 
to him. [Messenger leaves.] 

9th Applicant. I came to see if you 
could not help me. My wife is lying very 
low with typhoid-fever, and the dotor says, 
if she does not soon get into better air 
and have better nursing, she must die. 
I am unable to buy the necessary med- 
icines. The doctor has done all he can. 
He is a young beginner and poor himself. 
He has already gone in debt to get what 
was indispensable so far. The other doc- 
tors would not go at all, until I could pay 
them, or they stayed away after a visit 
or two. I had to send my poor little chil- 
dren to a sister of mine, as poor as my- 
self; but there, at least, they will not 



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worry their poor mother with their pitiful 
calls. I tried to get admittance in the city 
hospital for her, but they sent me from 
one place to another, to get a ticket of ad- 
mission, and there were so many formal- 
ities to go through, that I despaired of the 
task and came here. 

Dr. Dott calls Mr. Paine, 2nd clerk, and 
says: Please, go with this man, and tell 
the attendiDg physician to do the best he 
can for this man's wife. Here is 25 dol- 
lars for the doctor to buy all neces- 
saries. Tell him to move the woman to 
Home's farm, if practicable. I will send 
a messenger over there immediately to 
have the little pleasure-house in the gar- 
den got ready for her reception ; and you, 
my good man, don't be deprived of the 
presence of your dear children any longer, 
but take them along; there will be plenty 
of room for all. I hope that by these 
means your wife's life may be saved, and 
all once more be joy in your household. 
Depend on it, we will leave nothing un- 
done, which can help to attain that end ; 
we must hope for the best and work for 
it. Tell the young physician to call on 
me, as I am about to quit my practice. I 
may be able to do him some good ; he has 
done nobly with you. [Applicant leaves 
with Mr. Paine; his heart so full of grati- 
tude that he cannot speak, but weeps with 

joy-] 

John Park. I bet that young doctor is 
a noble young man, who will be fit to take 
your practice. 

Dr. Dott. That is what I think. I may 
be able to give him a good start, and he 
deserves it. 

John Park. I once experienced the same 
difficulty to get admitted to a hospital as 
this applicant did. I had such hard work 
to find the right man, that my strength 
failed me, and then the police had to take 
me there. 

Enter Mr. Eal, leading a woman by the 
arm. [The woman is a little the worse for 
whisky.] Mr. Eal says to Dr. Dott : This 
woman has stolen little articles belonging 
to the hotel and sold them to get whisky 
and tobacco ; she is not sober yet, and the 
police know her to be a hard character. 

Dr. Dott to woman kindly : Are you in 
the habit of getting drunk? Answer 
truly now. 

Woman. Yes, sir. I will not deny it, 
I cannot do without whisky and tobacco. 
TDr. Dott. That is bad; but why did 
you not ask for what you wanted, rather 
than try to get it by stealing. 



Woman. I did not think that I would 
get any by asking, and I needed both so 
bad. 

Dr. Dott. Don't you think it is wrong 
to get drunk and to steal from the very 
place that offers you a home ? 

[Woman looks down ashamed.] 

Dr. Dott. Don't you know, that what- 
ever you take from here, will be taken 
from some needy person like yourself? 
.Those things will have to be replaced, and 
it will be that much less to help the poor. 

Woman. I did not think you would 
miss it. I will not do it again. 

Dr. Dott. I will pardon you this time. 
Hereafter, when you need anything, call 
on us first, we will furnish you with all 
the necessaries. But you must leave off 
whisky and tobacco. They are luxuries 
which we cannot afford ; there are too 
many that suffer for necessaries. Do not 
steal again, for you will be strictly watch- 
ed, and if detected again at stealing, be 
turned over to the law as unfit to be in 
the society of good people. 

Mr. Eal here detects a bottle of whisky 
under her apron and hands it to the 
doctor. 

Dr. Dott. This is some of the poison 
you like so well, then. It is very good 
medicine in the right place, but it becomes 
dangerous in weak hands, whereof it soon 
becomes the master; if not checked in 
time it will lead to ruin. 

Woman. I need some whisky very bad 
right now. I am craving for it and tremble 
all over. 

Dr. Dott to Mr* EaL Give this woman 
a right good hot cup of coffee or tea. First 
I will try some other stimulant, to see if I 
cannot overcome that bad craving and 
trembling. May be a little ether or Hy- 
ocyamus may do it, if tea or coffee will 
not. If we can overcome it with these, 
it will be better; if nothing else will 
answer, then give her a little at a time of 
the whisky. [Hands him the bottle.] Set 
her to work at something that will em- 
ploy her mind and keep her with some 
trusty good servants, so that she may not 
be tempted again. Have her watched 
closely, and see that everybody is kind to 
her, and then report to me once in a while 
how she gets along. Her case deserves 
particular attention, if we want to save 
her; she is a good looking woman, and 
may do much good yet. Her expressions 
inspire me with confidence. [Mr. Eal 
leaves with the woman crying bitterly.] 



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10th Applicant. I came to collect them 
six dollars for rent, which my tenant said 
you would pay. 

Dr. Dott. What is your name, sir? 

Applicant. Holt ! 

Dr. Dott. Ah, I have heard of that name 
before, the president of a mining com- 
pany. Permit me to ask you if you ever 
read our first supplement? 

Mr. Holt. Yes, sir, I did, but what has 
that to do with the six dollars I want ? 

Dr. Dott. You would oblige me very 
much by reading it again. [Hands him a 
copy.] This time weigh well every sen- 
tence and think of its application to col- 
lecting rents from the poor. 

Mr. Holt [angrily] : I have no time to 
lose, I want them six dollars and be gone. 

Dr. Dott. You will not lose any time 
reading the supplement, it is really the 
best way you can employ a few minutes 
usefully, and if you take it to heart, it 
may do you much good. 

Mr. Holt. I did not come to listen to a 
sermon. I tell you for the last time, will 
you pay them six dollars or not ? 

Dr. Dott. Yes, sir, I will pay them, and 
a million times six dollars, before I would 
see you grind that poor and helpless 
tenant into dust. Have you no pity for 
your tenant's sick children, have you no 
ear for charity ? Can it be possible that 
even the reading of the supplement has 
not touched that tender part of conscience, 
which I thought was in every man, a flinty 
landlord not excepted. I can hardly be- 
lieve that you know the poor and helpless 
condition your tenant is in. But go and ex- 
amine into it, look at his sick children, his 
poor wife, worn out with watching,the emp- 
ty larder, at least so it was, before I sent 
them food, the horrible neglected state of 
your premises in regard to health and com- 
fort, and then, after you have seen all, come 
for your six dollars, if you will. I shall pay 
them then, but not willingly. Not until 
by due process of law you compel your 
tenant to pay, and then I shall have an 
opportunity to let the whole country know 
your conduct in this case. It shall in all 
its truth be published in the Argument, 
wi.th your ugly picture at the head, so that 
everybody may know and beware of you. 
I shall spare no money nor pains, and 
should it cost thousands and years of la- 
bor, to see that the poor are not tramp- 
led upon, and shall do all in my power to 
prevent you, a rich man, to live in extra- 
vagance on the sweat of your poor ten- 
ants. Remember that we have the ability 



and the means to leave no mean act of 
yours unconcealed; if you are passed reform 
then we consider you dangerous to our 
welfare, and have a right to publish your 
acts as a warning to others. Such I con- 
sider my duty as an editor. It is for you 
to choose, whether you will add them six 
dollars to your already to large income, 
or whether you will obey the dictates of 
your conscience, If you have any left. 
[Mr. Holt leaves.] 

John Park. I bet that man feels the 
cheapest of any man in these diggings. It 
was a perfect treat to me the way you laid 
it on to him. He was in hot water all the 
time ; in his place I would have run off at 
once. I would not want to take such a 
lecture. 

Dr. Dott. That he listened to all I said 
and kept so dumb, shows that there is a 
good spark left in him. His guilty con- 
science held him and made him listen in 
silence. We shall see in a day or two if 
I am right or not 

Enter 11th Applicant, with a boy to guide 
him. Applicant says to Dr. Dott : I heard 
your supplement read, and come to see if 
you could not do something for me. I 
come straight from the poor house. Once 
I was a gay young man ; I earned and 
spent money freely. I did not look to the 
future, else I would not have to stay at the 
poorhouse now. I was working in a fire- 
works factory as foreman and part owner. 
An accident occured and left me as I am. 
Many others were killed or crippled with 
me. Everything I had in money and pro- 
perty went to pay doctor bills, and so I de- 
termined at last to go to the poorhouse 
rather than become a burden to my friends, 
who were not able to afford me any better 
accommodations without depriving them- 
selves of their hard earned savings. I am 
deprived of the use of my eyes entirety ; 
a helpless cripple. It is true I do not suffer 
for the bear necessities of life, but I cannot 
feel contend with such* What is life with- 
out a little pleasure. I long to make my- 
self a little useful, if ever so little; my am- 
bition is not dead yet; my mind continu- 
ally seeks for food as well as the body. 
Regulations at the poorhouse are so op- 
pressive in many ways, and the officers 
so careless and unobliging, although I once 
helped to pay taxes wherewith they are 
paid their salaries, that I seldom can get 
out of doors, and then have to be begging 
for every little thing I wish. Oh how 1 
wish I could attend a lecture or listen to 
music, song, etc., sometimes at least. The 



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officers tell me they cannot afford such 
things ) they are rough and snippish in 
their answers, so that I dare not call on 
them again. It is true I managed to start 
a little singing club, but we do not get 
ahead much, there is no leader, and I can 
only sing by ear. The society at the poor- 
house is not very choice nor orderly nohow* 

Dr. Dott. "Where there is a will there 
is a way. I am sorry to hear such com- 
plaints from a place that is intended to be 
a fit place for any one to stay. I would 
have been willing to donate millions to the 
poorhouse, could I have been assured of 
seeing it as it ought to be. We are now 
trying to build a place, where we would 
be willing to live ourselves, should we 
ever be compelled to seek an asylum* 
This community is -rich, and there are 
many willing and able hands, but nothing 
can prosper, where the head, (that is the 
officers,) are selfish, careless and idle. I 
hope that we may be spared that curse. 
For this reason, all our enterprizes will be 
Mr. Park's private property, and he will 
see that they do as much good as possible. 
By the way, you seem to have a good voice, 
I believe it could be turned to good ac- 
count. 

Applicant. I used to be a good singer 
once, and entertained many a company by 
my songs. I think I have not lost my 
voice yet, although I am out of practice. 

Dr. Dott. I love singing and music my- 
self. Song is one of the greatest pleasures 
in life. I will engage a good leader, and 
as soon as our buildings, now in course of 
erection, are ready to be occupied, I will 
send for you to live with us. At present 
I cannot afford to give you better accom- 
modations than you have already, for I am 
pressed with applications from all sides 
and there is no room yet at the farm, to 
gather in and practice music. I intend 
that all the inmates of the home shall have 
a chance to partake in such enjoyments as 
we can afford. So have a little patience 
until I send for you. [Applicant leaves 
with many expressions of gratitude. Dr. 
Dott notes down his name, etc.] 

John Park. That man will be a valuable 
aquisition, I bet. He will not only be a 
good singer, but I think he would make a 
good judge. He is blind and therefore 
his eyes will not make him one sided so 
easy. He seems to have good common 
sense, and this is sharpened by a keen and 
varied hard experience* He has just am- 
bition enough to look for nothing but jus- 
tice and the love of his fellow-men. He 



is not so likely to be led astray, or be self" 
ish; he being helpless, I think makes him 
more sensitive of justice* 

Dr. Dott. A very good idea, that. There 
must be a judge at the home, we cannot 
always be there ourselves and decide these 
little difficulties that will arise, we will 
only listen to appeals, if he proves to be 
as good as you think he will. 

3rd Applicant returns after having slept 
out his drunk, looking rather bashful. 

Dr. Dott kindly says to him: Well, my 
man, what can I do for you to-day ? 

Applicant. I am awful dry just now. 

Dr. Dott to John Park. Please order 
him a good cup of coffee. [John Park 
goes after it himself.] You don't want to 
get drunk again, do you ? I hope you 
will keep sober now. 

Applicant. I will have to keep sober 
now, for I have not the wherewith to get 
drunk* 

Dr. Dott. What made you fall into such 
a horrible practice ? 

Applicant. I would like to stay drunk 
the balance of my days. I can have no 
more peace in this world no way, unless I 
am dead drunk. 

Dr. Dott. What makes you think that, 
open you heart to us, may be we can help 
you in a better way. 

Applicant. There is no help for me. I 
lost my only boy a short time ago. He 
died with pneumonia. He was just two 
years old and so smart for his age \ but 
what was better, he was such a good na- 
tured and affectionate child. How we 
loved each other words cannot tell. It 
nearly kills me to think of it. He was 
such a good boy, everybody that saw him 
loved him, they all told me he was too good 
to live long. It proved only too true. How 
he used to cling around my neck and say 
those sweetest of all words to a parent, ma- 
ma and papa. He is dead now and noth- 
ing to replace him. My wife, the poor 
creature, is fretting herself away fast. It 
is only in foregetfulness when I am drunk 
and asleep, that I can find any rest ; my 
strength will soon fail, and all will be over. 
I do not want to live without my boy. 

Dr. Dott. Don't you think it is your 
own conduct that makes your wife fret all 
the more ? have you no pitty for her? You 
act too selfish, I am afraid. If you were 
making yourself useful at home in place 
of being drunk away from home, I think 
your wife's influence would soon help you 
bear that terrible affliction better, for 
woman is strongest in such cases, frequent- 



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ly so at least. What is your name and what 
business do you generally follow. 

Applicant. My name is George Fitz- 
simmons, and I am an engineer by trade. 
J[ used to be a good hand while my boy 
lived, but I have done nothing but drink 
and weep since. If I had only been able 
to surround my boy with all the precau- 
tions againfct cold, and had a right good 
house, like some rich folks have, I might 
have prevented this calamity. But our 
house was not as good as it ought to be ; 
and we had too work to hard to bestow the 
necessary attention on him. 

Enter a veiled lady - } she goes timidly up 
to Mr. Fitzsimmons and taking him by the 
hand, says : Come home, George, I have 
been looking for you since yesterday, and 
only accidently heard you where here. 

George. Yes, Sarah, I will go, but there 
is no home for me without my boy. The 
enipt}^ chair, the vacant cradle, his little 
clothes, the looks of them are enough to 
drive me to distraction, and still I love to 
look on them, to hug them and press them 
to my heart, for I seem to see my boy in 
them. His memory is so clear and dear 
to me. 

Dr. Dott to Mrs. Fitzsimmons. Pardon 
me, madam, if I offer a little suggestion to 
both of you. I will employ your husband 
as engineer, and give both of you a home 
at our farm. I think a change from the 
scenes of your sorrowful home will do good 
to both of you. We have several orphan 
boys there, and perhaps you could become 
attached to them, if you help raise them, 
and thereby not miss your boy quite so 
much. They need to have somebody, that 
takes a parents place, and it seems to me, 
good woman, you are just the person that 
could do this. 

Sarah to George. Gh George, take the 
gentleman's offer. I would be so glad. 
You know the landlord will not wait much 
longer for his rent and I am too weak to 
stand it much longer, if things go as they 
have been. 

George. So it be then for your sake. I 
will try to do better once more. [To Dr. 
Dott :] But, sir, can you trust a man like 
me, who has gone so low ? My nerves 
are so unsteady. 

John Park enters with a cup of coffee, 
handing it to George, says : Try this ; my 
man, it will help you. 

George drinks some and handing it to 
Sarah, says : Take some, Sarah, likely you 
have not tasted anything since I left. 

Sarah takes some and says : I feel bet- 



ter now, this has been the most joyful day 
in a long time to me, George, if you go to 
work now ) I am sure you will not impose 
on the gentleman's charity. 

Br. Dott. Mr. Owen, our chief engineer, 
will see that you are well taken care of. 
He will do all in his power to help you on 
to prosperity. Just open your heart to 
him as you did to me. 

George. Mr. Owen, my good old boss, he 
knows every inch of me. I am afraid he 
has lost faith in my ability to reform. I 
am ashamed to appear before him, but I 
must and I will. Try, try again, used to 
be his motto, and I will make use of it now. 

Dr. Dott. Never fear; tell him I sent 
you. You will there find such different 
companions than you have been used to 
lately, that with your wife's and their 
aid, you cannot fail to overcome your ha- 
bit and to feel at home once more. The 
orphan boys will arouse your sympathy 
for them, and, although I cannot give you 
back your boy, I can at least help you to 
an opportunity, to do some good for your- 
self and these poor orphans. Before you 
will open such a wide field for the useful 
employment of your abilities, interming- 
led with, little pleasures, that you will be 
glad to have abandoned those companions 
that led you into drinking, idling and con- 
sequent degradation. At the farm you will 
be removed from all such temptations. 
Cheer up, my good people, [hands them a 
supplement,] in this you may find a good 
deal to read, that will help you in your 
afiliction. [To John Park.] Please take 
these people to the dining room and order 
a good meal for them, before they enter 
on their way to the farm. [John leaves 
with Mr. and Mrs. Fitzsimmons following.] 

Enter 12th Applicant. I come to see if 
I could not get a situation about the hotel. 
I did act as assistant clerk under Mr. Eal 
about six months ago. 

Dr. Dott. Why did you not stay with 
Mr. Eal then ? 

Applicant. My education was not as 
good as I wanted it to be, and I determined 
to go to school again on the money I had 
saved. I have been at school ever since. 
I think I can make myself more useful 
now. 

Dr. Dott. That shows very good sense j 
but why did you not go to school in your 
young days? 

Applicant. My guardian gave me no 
time. Father left plenty of property for 
sister and me, to have us well educated, 
and then have enough left to give us a 



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good start in life. The property became 
very valuable since, but it is all in other 
hands now. My guardian has made away 
with it somehow, and got rich himself; he 
was as poor as a church mouse before. 

Dr. Dott. Did you not look into the 
ways that your guardian % managed, since 
you got able to do so ? 

Applicant. My guardian kept me at 
farm work until I became of age. As 
I got very little learning until then, I 
was in ignorance of everything except 
what the neighbors would tell me. Since 
then I worked and went to school alter- 
nately, as best I could. I engaged a law- 
yer one time to help me look into my 
guardian's management. I went to great 
expense in getting abstracts and inquiring 
about, and then all at once my lawyer told 
me, unless I got better testimony, my case 
was hopeless. My money was all gone 
and I went to work for Mr. Hone. My 
guardian had a son, who was a good man, 
his father would not let him marry my 
sister, and as the two loved each other, 
they were compelled to run away. Both 
since died, after having suffered much from 
unused exposure and hard times. My 
lawyer once spoke of fine prospects of get- 
ting all our property back; sister relied too 
much on this and the disappointment has- 
tened her death. The last six months I 
devoted every spare moment to looking 
over all records that might give me an idea 
of the way the property went, and I found 
out that my former lawyer is some way 
connected with my guardian in doing 
away with that property. I want to save 
me some more money, so that I can enter 
into suit against both the rascals. I have 
a pretty sure case against them now, but 
I want to be able to devote my whole time 
to the suit myself. I will not trust another 
lawyer without watching him very close. 
I think my guardian would sacrifice lots 
of money and buy up judge and lawyer 
if I do not watch. I mean to be sure be- 
fore I go ahead again. 

Dr. Dott. I think you will make a good 
clerk, and you may act as such under Mr. 
Eal again. I will get my own counsellor 
to help you look into this matter, if you 
will consent ; he is a smart man and will 
find the guilty parties if anybody can. I 
hate to see you cheated out of your right- 
ful property, and I will help you get your 
rights if I can. May I know the rascally 
guardian's and lawyer's name, so as to be- 
ware of them ? 

Applicant. My guardian's name is Holt, 



the lawyer's name is Care and my own is 
Far. Mr. Holt is as hard a landlord now 
as he was a guardian. 

Dr. Dott. Mr. Far, you astonish me. 
Mr. Care is my own counsellor in whom I 
always had the utmost confidence, and he 
is to be such a big rascal ! 

Mr. Far. I can hardly be mistaken in 
the matter and will show you my proof. 

Dr. Dott. I must sift this matter 
at once; Mr. Care is such a splendid 
smooth talker. Flease show me the proof. 
I want to know all. The charges are too 
serious. 

Mr. Far. Here are the papers. Mr. 
Care was judge then, when the papers 
were filed. I did not know this until a 
few days ago, when I hunted over the 
records at court. 

Dr. Dott. It is surely the same Care, 
for he was judge about five years ago, 
when he returned to his practice as lawyer. 
Go on, Mr. Far, and explain to me. 

Mr. Far. Judge Care issued the orders 
of sale for most of our father's property 
on one false claim at least; and I think I 
have found other false claims against our 
property, that are filed as paid now by the 
property sold. My guardian had a great 
sum allowed to him by Judge Care for 
sister's and my maintenance, although all 
the neighbors know, that the work both 
of us done for Mr. Holt was worth more, 
than our board and clothes. We could 
have gotten better accommodations, and 
wages besides at our neighbors, but we 
were not free and I wanted to stick it out, 
if possible. I was determined he should 
have no complaint to make, while I was 
under his roof. You see an affidavit here 
of a certain Mr. Parson, whose claim for 
four thousand dollars with interest is on 
record as paid by Mr. Holt. I accident- 
ally found the only Mr. Parson in that 
whole country and asked him in regard to 
that claim. He knew Mr. Holt and my 
father very well, but said that he never 
had any such claim, nor ever signed or 
swore to any such papers. Here was a 
clear case of forgery. I got Mr. Parson's 
affidavit to that effect at once, but un- 
luckily the poor man was killed by a 
steamboat accident. We had determined 
to go and confront Mr. Holt, as soon as 
he would return from Philadelphia. I 
am very glad I got this affidavit at least. 
The justice who took it also knows Mr. 
Parson. 

Dr. Dott. I see Mr. Poe's signature to 
a claim here. 



JOHN PARK AND DR. DOTT'S DOINGS. 



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Mr. Far. I have not yet been able to 
inquire into that. Do yon know such a 
man ? 

Br. Bott. Mr. Poe is dead, but his 
daughter,, the only heir he left, may know 
something about it. I know her well. 
[Enter Mis3 Poe.] Dr. Dott says: Ah, 
here she comes, just as though we had 
called her. 

Miss Poe. Good-day, gentlemen. Doc- 
tor, 1 must confess, that I have been im- 
prudent again ; I feel bad to-day and come 
to get your advice again. I wish, I could 
learn better. 

Dr. DM to Miss Poe. We will talk 
about your malady after a while. I see it 
is not so very urgent. You happen to 
come just at a time when we were talking 
about you. 

Miss Poe. Then I want to know what 
you were saying about me. 

Br. Bott [showing her a document] : 
Do you know if this is your father's sig- 
nature ? 

Miss Poe looking at it. I know it is 
not, for father told me that he never sign- 
ed his name to any document, without 
putting a dot in the ring of the P, and 
this has no dot in it. What is the docu- 
ment about ? 

Br. Bott. It is a supposed claim, or 
petition for payment of a claim of two 
thousand dollars on a store account, &c. 
against a Mr. Far. 

Miss Poe. I can look over fathers books 
to see if he had such a claim, for he was 
very careful in his business and told me, 
that all his transactions were briefly de- 
scribed in the book he gave me. He done 
this to provide against future false claims 
and to save me trouble. Mr. Care has all 
the books in his office now; he took them 
to hunt up some evidence in a case that he 
was interested in as he said. 

Br. Bott. Did he mention any names? 

Miss Poe. I think he said something 
about a Mr. Holt, and a Mr. Far, but I 
paid no particular attention to it. You 
know Mr. Care is an old friend of mine. 

Br. Bott. What a lot of evidence acci- 
dents will sometimes bring to view. This 
matter is getting very serious, and we best 
send for Mr. Care at once to explain 
things if he can. [To Jac :] Tell Mr. Care 
I wish to see him on business of great im- 
portance. [Jac leaves.] 

Br. Bott to Miss Poe : I am really 
alarmed at things, and the way all of us 
might possibly be affected, for Mr. Care's 
honesty is brought into very great doubt, 



if not worse. There is very serious evi- 
dence against his actions when he was 
judge. Mr. Far here makes the accusation. 

Miss Poe. I am really surprised. Mr. 
Care has always acted the gentleman 
towards me. 

Br. Bott. He seems to be a very great 
flatterer. Here he comes, maybe he can 
clear himself. [Enter Mr. Care who is vis- 
ibly alarmed at the sight of Mr. Far, but 
soon regains his composure and says to 
Miss Poe] : I hope you did not come for 
medicine again ? 

31iss Poe [coolly] : I am quite unwell. 

Br. Bott to Mr. Care [showing on Mr. 
Far] : Are you acquainted with Mr. Far ? 

Mr. Care [extends his hand to Mr. Far 
saying] : How do you do, Mr. Far ? 

Mr. Far [steps back saying] : I shall not 
take that hand, until it is washed of the 
crime that clings to it. 

[Mr. Care turns pale with consternation 
and has to grasp a chair.] 

Br. Bott. This is an unpleasant affair, 
[to Mr. Care, handing him the documents] : 
Are these signatures genuine Mr. Care ? 
You have certified to them yourself as 
judge and ought to know ! 

Mr. Care [manages to examine the pa- 
pers and says]: They must be; but how 
came these papers here ? 

Mr. Far. I found them in hunting over 
old files at the clerk's office. Likely they 
were forgotten to be destroyed. The 
clerk being a friend of mine allowed me 
to take them along and make use of them 
if I could. He said that they are no more 
use to the court, but it would be best to 
return them again, after I was through 
with them. 

Mr. Care. This is a misdemeanor of 
the clerk of the court. Those papers have 
no business to be taken off file. I shall 
have to make complaint at once. 

Br. Bott [sternly]: What I want to 
know is, if these signatures are genuine ? 

Mr. Care. They must be. 

Miss Poe. I know father's signature 
there is not genuine ; for, as I said before, 
he alwas put a dot in the ring of the P and 
this P has no dot in it. 

Br. Bott. Maybe Mr. Poe's book will 
throw some light on the matter. If he 
had any such claim, we will find it there ; 
but, Mr. Care, there is another claim of a 
Mr. Parson, who in this affidavit swears 
that that claim is a forgery, that he never 
signed nor had any such claim as that 
against Mr. Far, Sr. 



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Miss Poe [getting alarmed, to Dr. Dott] : 
Please, send Jac after father's books. 

Mr. Care. Mr. Poe was very careless 
in such business ; I doubt if you can find 
all such claims in his books. 

Miss Poe [angrily] : Father was care- 
less, did you say ; a man that can say 
that is capable of anything, even of for- 
gery. I must have them books at once. 
I had no business to entrust them to you 
noway. 

Br. Pott to Mr. Care. We insist on look- 
ing over the books. Jac will go after them. 

[Mr. Care mechanically hands Jac the 
office-key, who then goes with Miss Poe 
for the books.] 

Mr Care. We are lost. 

Br. Bott. These are grave charges, Mr. 
Far has against you; you seem to have a 
guilty conscience, Mr. Care. Whom are 
we to trust if our judges and lawyers com- 
mit such acts of dishonesty ? 

Mr Far. He refused to give me back 
the fee I had paid him in the hope that he 
would honestly earn it ; and done all he 
could to lead me off the right track in or- 
der to hide his acts of dishonesty. 

Enter Miss Poe and says : As I imagin- 
ed, the name of Far is not in the register 
of father's book at all; and, of course, he 
never had any claim against a man of that 
name, else it would surely be found there, 
[to Dr. Dott] : I am too excited to talk 
about anything now, I will return when I 
get a little quieter, [to Mr. Care] : I am 
done with you, you are full of falsehood. 
[Leaves with her books, saying to Mr. 
Far] : Any time that you need the evi- 
dence of my books, just call on me. 

Br. Bott to Mr. Care. I must consider 
you guilty of a terrible crime ; I did not 
expect such in you. 

Mr. Care. Spare me this exposure. 

Br. Bott. It is Mr. Far, not I, that can 
do that. 

Mr. Far. I leave all with Dr. Dott. I 
am unable to enter suit, until I can earn 
the necessary money. 

Br. Bott. Justice must be and I will see 
that it is done, [to Mr. Care] : Tou must 
return to Mr. Far all his rightful property 
at once, or I will engage Mr. Home to at- 
tend to this matter for Mr. Far. This 
seems to me to be another proof, that a 
man does not get rich so quick honestly. 

Mr. Care. I am willing to return all, 
only keep this matter from the public. I 
must see Mr. Holt, who is the originator 
of all this business ) we are both lost. Mr. 



Far, have pity with my family ; they are 
innocent; it will take all I have. 

Mr. Far. You can never atone for all. 
Your villainies are indirectly the cause of 
my poor sister's death ; and money or its 
value can never repair the damages caused 
by the many hours of anger, sorrow and 
suffering that have been caused by your 
criminal conduct. Eemember, that such 
acts lead to prison. Hanging would be 
too good for you. I shall not release you 
until the last dollar you or Mr. Holt pos- 
sess, shall be turned over to Dr. Dott as 
trustee, who, I know, will do justly with 
it. If you are really penitent and wish to 
reform, Dr. Dott may leave ymi enough 
to make a new start with, and to keep 
your innocent family from want. Although 
they are not better than many others, the 
sudden fall from riches to poverty may be 
too hard for them to bear, and I hate to 
see the innocent suffer. Now you know 
my terms. 

Mr. Care to Dr. Dott. I hope you will 
act as trustee ; I will do anything to save 
my family. 

Br. Bott. I shall accept in this case,"since 
Mr. Far has also signified the same wish. 

Mr. Far. We better send for Mr. Holt 
and settle this business at once. He is in 
the city now. 

Br. Bott. I do not believe that you can 
get him to come here. I think he did not 
like the way I lectured to him the other 
day in a little business we had together; 
and he will not like to appear before me 
again, although he has acted on my sug- 
gestions favorably. He has not come yet 
to collect them six dollars for rent, nor 
sued his tennant. 

Mr. Far. He cannot escape with such 
testimony against him. I am "not afraid 
to go and see him, he is a natural coward, 
his guilty conscience makes him so. I 
whaled him once, when I could get no 
other satisfaction out of him for his mean- 
ness, in refusing to let me keep the clothes 
he had given me ; that was the time when 
I left him after becoming of age. I could 
not control my temper at this mean act. 
[To Mr. Care.] Let us go at once and see 
Mr. Holt, since I have gone so far, I want 
to lose no time and finish this business at 
once. 

Br. Bott to Mr. Far. Be careful Mr. 
Far, you cannot trust these fellows, you 
must make them come to terms at once, 
or they will outwit you. Take along some- 
body that can hold these fellows to their 
task. 



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Mr. Far. I shall take my friend Mo- 
riarty along, lie is constable and can help 
to put a stop to any attempt at fooling me 
further. Come along Mr. Care, I want 
your assistance now. This thing must be 
settled at once. [Both leave.] 

John Park to Dr. Dott. I only heard 
part of this drama, but enough to make me 
shudder all over, when I think how lucky 
I was to escape the clutches of such bad 
men so far. 

Dr. Dott. We shall have to look over 
all the acts of Mr. Care j I thought formerly 
he was honest, now I am convinced of the 
contrary. 

John Park. All the deeds are right and 
recorded. I took the precaution to have 
them looked over by the recorder, whom 
I paid well for his troubles. I wanted to 
be secure. 

Dr. Dott. That shows more foresight in 
you than I would have had. 

Enter a messenger, hands to Dr. Dott 
a note. Dr. Dott reads : 
Dear Doctor: 

I shall probably come to the party to- 
morrow night, to which you were so kind 
to invite me through my daughter Mary. 
How did she come to Gall on you ? She 
won't tell me, and says, I will find out in 
a day or two. I did not know you were 
acquainted with her. I shall here make a 
little report about the way things look 
about the farm. The contractors are al- 
ready busy at work. The place swarms 
with men like a bee-hive. One of the men 
you sent me proved to be a g"ood musician, 
and I at once took advantage of this ac- 
complishment, and had him entertain the 
whole population of the farm on several 
occasions ; this is quite a treat, and all the 
people like it. I lectured to the whole 
crowd every night on some subject of use- 
ful knowledge, and my hearers take much 
interest therein. They prove the most 
orderly and attentive audience I ever lec- 
tured to. Of course this is because it is 
new to them. All the work goes by re- 
gular relieves, so that no time is lost, and 
the men are not over-worked. There is 
perfect harmony everywhere so far, no 
drunkenness, nor insubordination, nor idle- 
ness visible anywhere. The men seem to 
enter upon the spirit of the supplement 
without compulsion. The contractors are 
able and reliable men ; we had many sa- 
tisfactory consultations, and arranged our 
plans in harmony. But there is some 
trouble outside of the farm. My neighbor's 
5 



hired hands were present at our entertain 
ments every night ; to-day I went to this 
neighbor to engage his milk and butter for 
the hotel, as I did not have enough to sup- 
ply the demand. I did not know then, 
that nearly all the hands had left him 
to go to work for the * contractors at 
our place. My neighbor was in such a 
rage about this, that he refused to let me 
have anything. He told me, that we 
would spoil all the laboring men, so that 
they would be fit for nothing. . I tried to 
argue with him, but I found that his opin- 
ions are too firmly seated. He thinks a la- 
borer was not made to be treated any bet- 
ter than he did treat them; he would not 
eat at the same table with them, nor try to 
learn them things that were above their 
station. When I got home, I found that 
the men left him, because they liked bet- 
ter to be in good company, under good 
bosses, and to partake of all these little 
amusements that we arranged, and be pro- 
vided for in every respect, than to work 
hard for little pay under an unmerciful 
hard boss, who did not care what become 
of them, so he got as much work done as 
possible. If he had treated his men right, 
they would not have left him, as they were 
admitted free to our amusements anyway, 
and did not leave on that account. As I 
think you will have no use for such a 
neighbor, I propose that you buy him out. 
He wants to sell bad, all at once, and move 
to the city ; and the contractors agree with 
me, that this place will add materially to 
all arrangements and plans. His price is 
just one-half of what Mr. Park paid me, 
and I think very cheap at that. He may 
change his notion if you do not buy while 
his blood is up with rage and discontent. 
Please answer immediately, so that I may 
act according. More to-morrow night. 
Yours truly, 

Home. 

John Park. . A capital man that Mr. 
Home, he is about as near like Dr. Dott as 
one egg to another, and a smart lawyer 
too. I don't think there is money enough 
in existence to buy him into a dishonest act. 

Dr. Dott. I am glad you think so well 
of my friend Home. He would never have 
sold that farm if it was not for helping some 
of his old friends out of some legal difficul- 
ties; these require his presence nearer 
court. He has nothing but justice and 
charity^ in view; he has many friends, a 
clear conscience, and is in fact, a model 
man. What do you say about buying that 
other place ? 



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John Park to messenger. Tell Mr. Home 
to draw on me for the money, and take 
possession of the place at once. I think 
we^will be able to make good use of it. 

j>r. Dott. That is the way to do it. We 
want plenty of room, and have no use for 
a man that is as selfish as that neighbor, 
who thinks workingmen should obey all 
his aristocratic demands. It may be a sim- 
ple difference of opinion, but men like him 
are hard to get along with. 



; SIXTH SCENE. 
AT THE HOTEL PARLOR. 

Present, John Park and Mary, his wife, 
Dr. Dott, Miss Poe, Mr. Eal, Jac and a 
multitude of hotel guests, employees, &c. 
A band of music is performing to enter- 
tain the assembled company. 

Enter Mr. Home and his daughter Mary. 
**Dr. Bott goes to receive them and says : 
I am very glad to see you. [Bowing very 
pleasantly before Mary, conducts both to 
Mr. Park, where they take seats.] 

Mr. Some to Mr. Park. I heard some- 
thing about a wedding that was to come 
off soon. Mary told me about your having 
found your oid sweetheart again ; I am 
very glad to hear this, and congratulate 
you heartily. 

Mr. Park. The wedding is over already. 
[Introduces his wife and says :] We con- 
cluded to have a quiet, private wedding. 
[Mary Home engages in conversation with 
Mr. and Mrs. Park.] 

Br. Bott takes Mr. Home aside and says : 
You wanted to know how I got acquainted 
with your daughter, I thought she had told 
you all about it ere this. 

Mr. Some. Not a word do I know more 
than that she brought me your invitation 
to this party. 

Br. Bott. We will not talk about our 
little secret just now, that is, the way we 
got acquainted. But I want to know from 
you, if you have any objections if I pay my 
attentions to Mary. I am really in love 
with her at first sight. I am in earnest Mr. 
Home. 

Mr. Some. I have no objections at all. 
How could I have any, but I will tell you 
before hand, that you will have to bear 
sifting, if you want to catch her. She has 
stood many a long siege ere this. She is very 
particular and so undisguised in her expres- 



sions, that few ever ventured to pop the 
question ; they learned before hand what 
she thought of them. She is getting to be 
an old maid now, and gets harder to please 
all the time. I only guess from her letters, 
that her heart is free yet. 

Br Bott. I like her all the better for 
being so particular. All sensible girls 
are so. Let us join the company. I 
will tell you more after a while. 

Here both go to join Mr. and Mrs. Park. 
Mary is entertaining the company by a 
song, after she has done, the whole com- 
pany applaud, and Dr. Dott congratulates 
her especially on her artistic performance 
and splendid voice. 

Mary Some says : Dr. Dott, you must 
also do something now, I hear from Mr. 
Park, that you got up this party according 
to your own taste. 

Br. Bott. I am not a good singer, Miss 
Home, but as it is about lecture time, I 
might as well begin, and I shall spare no 
effort to entertain you all. He mounts 
the lecturer's stand, and instantly all is 
silence. Br. Bott says : 

I am really glad to see so many happy 
faces assembled around me, and especially, 
when I look back to the day not long ago, 
when things were more gloomy, when 
many of us did not know where to get a 
meal, or where to rest our weary body. 
Not many years ago I came to this neigh- 
borhood a stranger. I was young and in- 
experienced then, times were hard, and I 
tried in vain to get employment at any- 
thing that mjght offer. One day I was 
walking along the track of a railroad, my 
feet were blistered from three or four days 
walking. I passed many nice places and 
happy homes, but it seemed there was no 
place for me. Wherever I would make 
an attempt to enter and try for work, a 
big bull dog would bar the gate and guard 
the fence. People were busy in the fields 
then, I met a great many that were travel- 
ing like myself in search of work ; I formed 
no acquaintance with them, for I was bash- 
ful and found none whose habits suited my 
taste. I did not know then the cause of 
my failure to obtain work or assisstance* 
For the last two days of my journey I had 
eaten nothing, slept in a fence corner, and 
drank the water of the creeks and springs, 
that is free to all. I had not learned yet, 
that strangers always have hard work 
to find employment, especially when work 
is not pressing, and idle hands plenty; 
people do not like to trust strangers and 
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see I had run away from a home of plenty, 
because things did not go exactly to suit 
me, and I imagined that I could not fail 
to make my fortune wherever I went. My 
little spare change soon gave out and then 
I began to make acquaintance with misery, 
suffering and the villainies of mankind 
in general. I was now thrown entirely on 
my own resources, and those were not 
^arge. I was merely a young inexperienced 
boy, well knowing how things ought to be, 
but not knowing how they really were, and 
so I was terribly disappointed in every- 
thing. One night I entered a nice little 
village. I must have been a sorry looking 
object, for everybody seemed to look at 
me. Silently I walked along the street, 
lined with pretty houses on both sides, un- 
til I reached the court-house square. I was 
completely worn out, and I sat down on^the 
steps of a large hotel, where the bell was 
just ringing for supper; but I knew it did 
not ring for me. How I wished for the price 
of a meal to relieve my hunger, or even the 
remains of food on the table, which are so 
often thrown away. How I envied the 
many people who went in to get their sup- 
per; why was not I as lucky as they ? I 
waited until supper was over and then re- 
solved once more to try for work or some- 
thing to eat at the hotel. Perhaps I would 
find a home there. I found the proprietor 
sitting in his office, leisurely picking his 
teeth. I approached him timidly and asked 
if he had anything to do for me. I said I 
was willing to do anything to earn a liv- 
ing. His answer was short, "no." But 
hunger was pressing and I asked him for 
something to eat as I was hungry and had 
no money. He said angrily : "Go away, 
I have no time to talk to beggars." I said 
no more and walked away in despair, drag- 
ging my weary limbs along until I got to a 
bridge across a deep little stream. I sat 
down exhausted on the edge of the bridge. 
My mind became confused and I fell into a 
stupor. Hunger that was so pressing be- 
fore, ceased to be felt. I became chilled 
from the cool night air and want of nour- 
ishment, and this chill roused me to sensi- 
bility. I thought of home for a while and 
how everybody but myself was cared for ; 
even the cows who were laying along the 
bank of the stream, seemed to be so con- 
tented, that I envied them. In my mind 
I thought over the hardships of my life 
and the future, which lay so dark before 
me. Weary of life and despairing of ever 
seeing a friendly face again, I thought 
seriously of ending my troubles by a leap 



into the deep water below, and thus end 
this torture. What use am I in this world, 
but a moment and I will be at rest ; sud- 
denly I heard a voice ; a man stood be- 
hind me and said : "are you sick, mister?" 
These words came like a soothing remedy 
to my relief. One word brought another; 
to him I opened my heart and found a wil- 
ling listener to my story. The result was, 
he took me to his home and cared for me 
as best he could. My benefactor was a 
poor irish laborer. He gave me much good 
advise, and I left his house convinced in 
my mind, that a poor man has more charity 
than the rich. The truth of the old song : 
"The Irishman's Shanty," was verified at 
this man's house in every particular. I 
will read it for you : 

THE IRISHMAN'S SHANTY. 

Did you ever go into an Irishman's shanty? 
Och, boys, that's the place where the wiesky is 

plenty ; 
With n pipe in his mouth ; there sits Paddy so free, 
Not a king in his palace is prouder than he. 

There's a three-legged stool, and a table to match, 
And the door of the shanty is locked with a latch ; 
There's a neat feather-mattrass, all bursting with 

straw, 
For the want of a bedstead it lies on the floor. 

There's a snug little bureau, without paint or gilt, 
Made out of boards that were left when the shanty 

was built; 
There's a three-cornered mirror that hangs on 

the wall ; 
The devil a face has been it at all. 

He has pigs in the sty, and a cow in the stable, 
And he feeds them on scraps that is left from the 

table ; 
They'd starve if confined, so they roam at their 

ease 
And come into the shanty whenever they please. 

He can relish good victuals as ever you ate, 
But is always contented with praities and mate. 
He likes them cold if he can't get them hot, 
And makes tea in a bowl if he can't get a pot. 

He has three rooms in one — kitchen, bed-room 

and hall, 
His clothes-chest is three wooden pegs put in the 

wall ; 
Two suits of old clothes make his wardrobe com- 

plete, 
One to wear in the shanty, the same for the street. 

There is one who partakes of his sorrows and joys, 
Attends to the shanty, the girls and the boys ; 
The brats he likes, more than gold that's refined, 
But Biddy's the jewel that sticks in his mind. 

The rich may enjoy their riches alone, 

Or with those that have them as large as their 

own ; 
But Pat hangs the latch-string outside of his door, 
And shares his last cent with the needy and the 

poor. 



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JOHN PARK AND DR. DOTT'S DOINGS. 



To strangers that's turned from the rich man's 

door, 
For to buy what they needed they were too poor, 
Pat opens the door and takes them in, 
They are welcome to anything they need worse 

than him. 

He does not fear robbers, nor any such kind, 
All his riches are stored in his contented mind. 
In castles such minds are not very plenty, 
For to find them indeed go to an Irishman's 
shanty. 

He procured a place for me in a bakery, 
where I made myself useful, and s fromthat 
time on I prospered. I clung to this place 
until I had made sure of a better one, 
and never ventured again among strangers 
without plenty of money in my pocket. 
It became my hobby of thought and talk 
that if ever I got able I would make pro- 
vision against such sad occurrences like 
mine, where people suffer in the midst of 
plenty; I would see that labor be fur- 
nished to all that want it ; and that all 
should find a comfortable home, wh^n in 
need. The institutions which we have and 
are about to establish with Mr. Park's 
money, are the mature plans of my early 
ideas, and I hope they will improve in use- 
fulness from day to day ; you have all read 
our first supplement, and I will ask you 
here that whenever you feel dissatisfied, 
refer back to it, find the true cause, and if 
you cannot get the remedy, apply to us, 
and we will find and apply it, if we can. 
Mr. Park and myself will always be ready 
to argue the matter with you, and act ac- 
cording to the motto we have set before 
us. I must ask you again to help us watch 
and labor for the common good. Do not 
shield the wrong, try to root it out 
wherever you find it. But be sure you 
are right before you go ahead, and if you 
are not sure, call for advice and consult- 
ation. Remember, that bad is apt to lead 
to worse, that our leniency is apt to be 
mistaken for weakness, that our charity 
is apt to he imposed upon and we our- 
selves be brought into danger thereby. 
Experience has taught me, that real bad 
men are past reform, unless they are con- 
stantly watched and kept in good incor- 
ruptible company, so that they have no 
chance to do wrong. All of us bear watch- 
ing, it in itself is a stimulus to do right; 
we will then try harder to control our 
evil passions \ there is no occasion to do 
wrong in a watchful good crowd. Let us 
inquire a little into the causes of so much 
crime and corruption. It is our own neg- 
ligence and indifference, or our ignorance 
and weakness that permit it. "We accept 



money as value irrespective of justice ; 
this alone gives power to corruption, for 
among just men money for an unjust pur- 
pose would be powerless. "Opportunity 
makes thieves" is an old and true saying) 
in order to reform, I propose to do away 
with the opportunity to do wrong, as much 
as possible. The honest laborer's time- is 
almost entirely taken up in procuring the 
means of subsistence. He has little time 
for politics, he is to a great extent physic- 
ally, morally and intellectually under the 
control of the rich or the politician ; and 
these, I am sorry to say, too often take ad- 
vantage of the honest laborer's depending 
condition. Where the rich and govern - 
ment-ofiicials set such a bad example, we 
cannot expect better from those under 
them. We cannot allow pride, extra- 
vagance, hypocrisy and tyranny to exist 
among us without imminent danger to our 
welfare. In union is strength ; what one 
is afraid to or cannot afford to do, many 
will have the courage and can do it with 
ease. Consider that he, who can live with 
his neighbor in peace and allow him the 
greatest amount of liberty compatible with 
safety, should stand highest in our esti- 
mation. We are too easy mistaken to al- 
ways insist on our own version of right 
and wrong ; human nature is apt to bear 
an honest mistake where it would refute a 
just but tyrannical command j be careful 
in the selection of the company you keep ; 
do not trust people whose acts do not har- 
monize with their words. Set a good 
example for others to imitate, be honest 
and sincere; be guided by justice first, 
then by prudence free from passion ; rely 
on yourself as much as possible and cul- 
tivate frugality and foresight, for they en- 
hance our safety. Avoid idleness and 
consider that lasting happiness rests on the 
love and esteem of our fellow-men, and 
that this rises in proportion to our use- 
fulness. Our abilities to do good may be 
cultivated and educated by mutual aid to 
a point that we could not reach alone. I 
hope somebody else will now take this 
stand, and give us his views on anything 
that will be for the public good. [Dr. Dott 
retires and is warmly complimented, 
especially by Mary Home, who seems to 
delight in his presence.] 

Mr. Sloshem [walks up to the lecturer's 
stand and says]: I have listened with 
much pleasure to the doctor, and I will try 
to add a little on a subject which concerns 
us all, and that is the development of our 
means of defense. We know that corrup- 



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tion is present all around us, and with a 
view to be prepared for the inevitable 
fight which may come about any day, to 
put down that corruption and with a view 
to overawe all evil-doers by such an array 
of power, that will leave them no chance of 
successfully entering the contest against 
us I have worked a long time in perfecting 
an instrument and compound^ which, I 
think, will prove just the ,thing to accom- 
plish all this. I hope to become a useful 
member of this community by lending this 
power only to the execution of justice and 
for our defense. Through Mr. Parks good 
fortune I have been provided with sufficient 
means to complete all my plans. Nothing 
known so far can stand against it. The 
avenger is sure to come and woe to those 
who do not heed the warning. When all 
is ready we will dictate our terms, and 
clean out all haunts of legislative, jud- 
icial and executive corruption in our coun- 
try. [Mr. Sloshem retires.] 

Dr. Dott mounts the lecture stand and 
says : I hope that by united action we will 
get along without resort to arms, but it is 
well to be prepared, for might carries with 
it the invitation to do right. In good hands 
such might or power is a blessing. When 
argument will not help, when justice is 
dethroned and money rules instead, then 
forbearance ceases to be- a virtue, and I 
hope Mr. Sloshem will be ready to show 
his might. We will have similar enter- 
tainments every night hereafter, to which 
you are all invited, and I hope the sleeping 
abilities of some of you will be aroused to 
give utterance for the entertainment and 



education of us all. It is now about bed- 
time, and before we leave, we will march 
around the room to the music of the march 
of justice, composed by one of the inmates 
at the farm. 

Music begins and Dr. Dott leads the way 
with Mary Home. The whole company 
join in and march around the room until 
the music ceases, when all go home. 



TABLEAUX. 



The Manager introduces the following 
"separately" to the audience. He says : 

Dr. Dott and his Mary, "the consequence 
of an advertisement." 

John Park and his Mary, "the luckiest of 
all men." 

Mr. Far, shaking hands with Mr. Care, 
the reformed lawyer, and Mr. Holt, the 
reformed landlord and guardian. Mr. Far 
says : "I forgive you, but I will watch you." 

Messrs. Hand, Case, Owen and Home, 
"our efficient co-operators." 

Mr. Fitzsimmons, his wife and adopted 
orphan boys, "happy once more." 

Mr. Eal and Miss Poe, "doing as well as 
can be expected." 

Jac, "growing in usefulness every day." 

Last but not least, Mr. Sloshem, "who 
is bound to see that all goes right." 



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